Susan Collins won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Maine in the 2020 election. She defeated Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, securing a six-year term. Context and key points:
- Result: Collins won the Maine Senate race in 2020, avoiding a potential upset in a year with intense partisan competition.
- Margin and votes: Final certified results showed Collins with a plurality of votes, approximately 51% to Gideon’s 42%, with a small share for an independent candidate. The exact numbers varied slightly by source due to precincts and vote categorization.
- Significance: The victory helped maintain a bloc of moderate Republicans in the Senate and was a notable outcome in a year of high Democratic target races.
If you’d like, I can pull the latest official canvass data from Maine or provide a concise table of the official results from multiple reputable sources.
