1990 United States Senate election in Maine

1990 United States Senate election in Maine

November 6, 1990

Nominee William Cohen Neil Rolde Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 319,167 201,053 Percentage 61.35% 38.65%

Cohen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rolde:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election William Cohen Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Cohen Republican

The 1990 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William Cohen won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic state representative Neil Rolde. Both Cohen and Rolde were unopposed in their respective primaries.

As of 2025, this was last time anyone other than Susan Collins won this Senate Class 2 seat, and this was the last time Maine elected a man to the United States Senate until 2012.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Neil Rolde, State Representative

Republican

• William Cohen, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Cohen (incumbent)	319,167	61.35%
	Democratic	Neil Rolde	201,053	38.65%
Total votes			520,220	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections