AUGUSTA, Maine — Sen. Olympia Snowe was unopposed on Republican ballots Tuesday as she geared up her quest for a third term while two Democrats seeking their party´s nomination to become her underdog challenger in November were narrowly spaced in a race too close to call.
The Democratic contest, which had attracted little attention, matched lawyer Eric Mehnert of Orono and organic farmer Jean Hay Bright of Dixmont.
In unofficial returns from 514 of 634 precincts _ 81 percent _ Hay Bright led Mehnert by a total of 19,061 to 18,719 _ a difference of 342 votes and less than 1 percentage point.
http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8I7P0C00-164.shtmlThere are some large towns still to report.
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