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Duke Chronicle
March 21, 2018
After deciding to run for his seat, Snowe won the special election to the Maine House of Representatives and later became a state senator in 1976. Snowe became the first Greek-American congresswoman when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where she served untilÃâà...
NBCNews.com
January 12, 2018
Take for example, a very special California special election ten years ago. In 2006, San Diego Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham was ensnarled in a massive corruption and lobbying scandal that resulted in his resignation and imprisonment. He was ultimately replaced by a carpet-bagging formerÃâà...
Center for Responsive Politics
September 25, 2017
Along with Idaho, Maine is one of only two states whose most expensive election was for the House rather than the Senate (Bruce Poliquin's victory in 2016). That's because Maine's popular Republican senators repeatedly turned back Democratic challenges with ease. When Olympia Snowe retired inÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
September 13, 2017
He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1970, then won the 1972 Senate election, succeeding longtime Democratic Sen. Clinton Anderson, who ... M., speaks to the press next to fellow senators Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, (left) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in this file photo from Feb. 4, 1999. Photo by KevinÃâà...
Vox
July 27, 2017
(Palin had defeated Frank Murkowski in a race for the Alaska governor's race in 2006.) On Election Day, Miller shocked the political world and beat Murkowski in the Alaska GOP primary. At that pivotal moment, Republicans in Washington could have come to Murkowski's defense. They could have sent keyÃâà...
RealClearPolitics
May 15, 2017
Overall, we look at three factors: The president's job approval in the state on Election Day (as determined by the exit polls, or estimated by presidential vote ... We note that there is a reasonable chance that Joe Manchin is actually like Olympia Snowe or Susan Collins – capable of running well ahead ofÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
December 13, 2012
She served in the House until 1994, then won election to the Senate, defeating 1st District U.S. Rep. Tom Andrews, a Democrat, for the right to succeed Democrat Sen. George J. Mitchell, who chose not to seek re-election. Snowe easily won re-election in 2000 and 2006. She became Maine's senior senatorÃâà...
Roll Call
February 28, 2012
Olympia Snowe's surprise retirement announcement Tuesday blindsided fellow Republicans and gave Democrats another morale boost when it comes to their prospects for holding the majority this fall. Her decision to forgo what would have been an easy re-election campaign is also the latest blow toÃâà...
CNN
September 3, 2009
In 2006, Time Magazine named her one of the top 10 U.S. senators, calling her "the caretaker." "Because of her centrist views and eagerness to get beyond partisan point scoring, Maine Republican Olympia Snowe is in the center of every policy debate in Washington," the article read. "But while Snowe is aÃâà...
