Angus S. King Jr.
IIndependentME · Senator
69
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence100
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency25
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology2
Wins
0
Losses
2
Races
2024
Senate · MEIAngus S. King Jr.Winner
427,331 votes52.1%
RDemi Kouzounas
284,338 votes34.6%
DDavid Allen Costello
88,891 votes10.8%
O
21,665 votes2.6%
OUndervotes
21,375 votes2.5%
IJason S. Cherry
20,222 votes2.5%
Margin of victory: +17.4%
In the 2024 Senate race for ME Senate seat, Angus S. King Jr. (I) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Demi Kouzounas (R) who received 34.6%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Angus S. King Jr.'s 17.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This race flipped the seat from Republican to Independent. Susan M. Collins (R) held the seat previously but either retired or lost in a primary. Party flips at the seat level are relatively rare and often signal shifting district dynamics. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.
2012
Senate · MEIAngus KingWinner
370,580 votes51.1%
RCharles E. Summers, Jr.
215,399 votes29.7%
DCynthia Ann Dill
92,900 votes12.8%
OBlank Vote
24,121 votes3.3%
OStephen M. Woods
10,289 votes1.4%
ODanny Francis Dalton
5,807 votes0.8%
IAndrew Ian Dodge
5,624 votes0.8%
In the 2012 Senate race for ME Senate seat, Angus King (I) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Summers, Jr. (R) who received 29.7%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Angus King's 21.4-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.