2 seats: 2D     D 53

The political earth shook in Maine in 1996. The projected Democratic performance rose 7% statewide, a Republican House incumbent was swept aside and public financing was adopted for state elections. Yet an open Senate seat went to a moderate Republican, reflecting the state's Republican heritage. 1998 demonstrated that the partisan shift may last, as Democratic incumbents won even more comfortably than in 1996.
 

1. Tom Allen (D), 1996					Comfortable*
	'98: 60	'96: 55	['94: R 52	'92: D 65]		D 53
2. John Baldacci (D), 1994					Comfortable*
	'98: 76	'96: 72	'94: 46	['92: R 49]		D 52