Olympia Snowe Republican Olympia Snowe Republican The 2000 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 7, 2000.

Incumbent Republican U.S.

Senator Olympia Snowe was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Mark Lawrence.

Snowe, a popular moderate incumbent,[1] outpolled and outspent Lawrence.

[2] The two candidates agreed to debate on October 15 and 25.