2008 United States Senate election in Maine

The 2008 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Maine. Republican incumbent Susan Collins won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic congressman Tom Allen. == Republican primary == === Candidates === ==== Nominee ==== Susan Collins, incumbent U.S. senator (1997–present) === Endorsements === == Democratic primary == === Candidates === ==== Nominee ==== Tom Allen, U.S. representative from ME-01 (1997–2009) ==== Eliminated in primary ==== Thomas Ledue, educator === Results === == General election == === Campaign === Allen tried to tie Collins to George W. Bush, the tactics of which failed, as Collins maintained her image as a popular, moderate, independent Republican. When Collins was first elected in 1996, she pledged to serve only two terms (twelve years) in office, which would have ended in January 2009. She decided to seek a third term and defeated Allen with over 60% of the vote. She was the only Republican Senate candidate to win in 2008 in a state that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama simultaneously won. === Predictions === === Post-primary endorsements === === Polling === === Results === ==== Results by county ==== == See also == 2008 United States Senate elections == References == == External links == Elections Division from the Maine Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Maine Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart Maine, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics Maine U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Maine U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Collins vs Allen graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com ME-Sen: Baseline poll kos, DailyKos, October 22, 2007 A Lopsided Senate Lineup Charlie Cook, Cook Political January 20, 2007 Official campaign websites (archived) Susan Collins (R) for Senate Tom Allen (D) for Senate