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87:Succeeded by
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1998:1948 births
1970:J. McKernan
1938:G. Mitchell
1897:J. McKernan
1865:G. Mitchell
1630:F. Plaisted
1580:H. Plaisted
1550:Chamberlain
1156:Appearances
882:Independent
788:Independent
767:Independent
533:Before the
527:White House
196:(1973-1975)
171:Preceded by
128:Preceded by
75:Preceded by
1992:Categories
1715:R. Haskell
1700:N. Haskell
1530:L. Morrill
1510:A. Morrill
1405:Williamson
1303:Angus King
1297:1987–1995
1265:1993–1994
1223:Republican
1195:1983–1987
902:References
859:Democratic
838:Republican
819:Candidate
746:Democratic
725:Republican
706:Candidate
413:Early life
399:Republican
313:Allegiance
243:Republican
222:1948-05-20
92:Angus King
1972: (R)
1963: (R)
1940: (D)
1931: (R)
1899: (R)
1890: (R)
1867: (D)
1858: (R)
1730:K. Curtis
1650:Parkhurst
1640:O. Curtis
1475:Fairfield
1460:Fairfield
352:1970–1973
284:Education
249:Spouse(s)
161:In office
118:In office
65:In office
1961:O. Snowe
1929:W. Cohen
1888:O. Snowe
1856:W. Cohen
1755:Baldacci
1745:McKernan
1685:Hildreth
1665:Gardiner
1660:Brewster
1645:Milliken
1600:Burleigh
1570:Garcelon
1535:Washburn
1525:Williams
1490:Anderson
1480:Kavanagh
1121:Archived
868:230,038
845:243,766
753:128,744
732:170,312
529:in 2002.
385:Born in
276:Children
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1750:A. King
1740:Brennan
1735:Longley
1720:Clauson
1675:Barrows
1625:Fernald
1605:Cleaves
1590:Bodwell
1560:Dingley
1500:Hubbard
1425:Lincoln
1400:W. King
1139:Article
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774:64,317
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1918:Senate
1845:Senate
1760:LePage
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1635:Haines
1610:Powers
1595:Marble
1565:Connor
1555:Perham
1540:Coburn
1520:Hamlin
1505:Crosby
1450:Dunlap
1440:Hunton
1430:Cutler
1420:Parris
1160:C-SPAN
925:
871:44.1%
848:46.7%
822:Votes
816:Party
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777:15.1%
756:30.1%
735:39.9%
709:Votes
703:Party
573:House
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232:Bangor
1950:House
1877:House
1816:Maine
1765:Mills
1705:Cross
1695:Cross
1690:Payne
1670:Brann
1585:Robie
1575:Davis
1515:Wells
1445:Smith
1189:from
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1470:Kent
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1455:Kent
1435:Hall
1415:Rose
1410:Ames
1236:1990
1232:1986
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478:and
476:1982
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