2020 United States Senate election in Maine

The 2020 United States Senate election in Maine will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maine, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins is running for reelection to a fifth term in office.

2020 United States Senate election in Maine
November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Susan Collins (presumptive) TBD
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Susan Collins
Republican
Elections in Maine

Background

Republican Senator Susan Collins is running for a fifth term. Collins has won each election to this seat with a greater victory margin than the one before it. Observers do not anticipate this election to continue that trend.[1][2][3][4]

Collins was criticized for her decision to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.[5][6] She also faced criticism from her stance on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Collins expressed her support for witness testimony in the Senate trial and was the first Republican to do so.[7] Witness testimony did not occur. Collins voted to acquit Trump on both charges of abuse of power as well as obstruction of Congress.[8][9][10][11] Collins initially said that she voted to acquit because she believed that Trump had learned his lesson by being impeached.[12] Trump fired both Ambassador Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman in the immediate aftermath of his acquittal. When asked whether she still thought that Trump had learned his lesson, Collins said that she should probably have said that she "hoped" rather than she "believed" that Trump had learned his lesson.[13]

Of the declared candidates on the Democratic side, the one considered most likely to face Collins is Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Sara Gideon.[14]

Party primaries were initially scheduled to take place on June 9, 2020. Governor Janet Mills rescheduled them to July 14, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mills's executive order also expanded the ability to request absentee ballots, which may now be done up to and on election day.[15] The primaries will be conducted with ranked choice voting. Parties qualified to participate in the 2020 primary election are the Democratic Party, the Green Independent Party and the Republican Party. Non-party candidates can file petitions to be included on the ballot until June 1, 2020.[16]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee (presumptive)

Write-in candidate
  • Amy Colter, law office manager[18]

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements
Susan Collins
U.S. Presidents
  • George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States[24]
  • Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States[25]
U.S. Senators
State officials
Organizations

Polling

Head-to-head matchups
Former candidates
with Susan Collins and Derek Levasseur
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins		 Derek
Levasseur		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 55% 10% 34%
Hypothetical polling
with Susan Collins and Paul LePage
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins		 Paul
LePage		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 29% 63% 8%
with Susan Collins and Shawn Moody
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins		 Shawn
Moody		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 36% 45% 18%
with Susan Collins and generic Republican if Collins supported impeaching Trump
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins		 Generic
Republican		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 35% 55% 10
with Susan Collins and Derek Levasseur if Collins supported impeaching Trump
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins		 Derek
Levasseur		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 37% 24% 39%
with Susan Collins and generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error 		Susan
Collins 		Generic
Republican 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) October 11–13, 2019 271 (LV) ± 6% 53% 38% 9%

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent)
Republican Amy Colter (write-in)
Total votes 100.00%

Democratic primary

On April 20, 2019, attorney and activist Bre Kidman became the first person to announce their candidacy for the Democratic nomination, making them the first ever U.S. Senate candidate who identifies as non-binary.[30] [31] [32] On June 13, 2019, former Maine gubernatorial candidate Betsy Sweet declared her candidacy.[33] Eleven days later, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon announced her candidacy, receiving widespread media coverage.[34][35][36][37] A number of other candidates announced their candidacies, including General Jon Treacy and former Google executive and political aide Ross LaJeunesse, who would have been the first openly gay man elected to the Senate. LaJeunesse and Treacy withdrew, with LaJeunesse endorsing Gideon.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements
Sara Gideon
Federal officials
State officials
State legislators
  • Justin Alfond, President of the Maine Senate (2012–2014), state Senator (2006–2014)[47]
  • Robert Alley, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Betty Austin, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Christopher Babbidge, state representative (2004–2008; 2014–present)[47]
  • Shawn Babine, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Donna Bailey, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Seth Berry, state representative (2006–2014; 2016–present)[47]
  • Lydia Blume, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Michael F. Brennan, state representative (1992–2000; 2018–present), state senator (2002–2006), Mayor of Portland (2011–2015)[47]
  • Heidi Brooks, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Kristen Cloutier, Mayor of Lewiston (2019–present), state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Janice Cooper, state representative (2012–present)
  • Margaret Craven, state representative (2002–2008; 2018–present)[47]
  • Ed Crockett, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Diane Denk, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Donna Doore, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Richard Farnsworth, state representative (1996–1998; 2012–present)[47]
  • Jessica Fay, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Ryan Fecteau, Majority Whip of the Maine House of Representatives (2018–present), state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Maureen Fitzgerald Terry, state representative (2016–precent)[47]
  • Victoria Foley, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Lois Galgay Reckitt, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Drew Gattine, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Geoffrey Gratwick, state senator (2012–present)[47]
  • Allison Hepler, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Ann Higgins Matlack, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Daniel Hobbs, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Brian Hubbell, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Henry Ingwersen, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Erik Jorgensen, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Chris Kessler, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Victoria Kornfield, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Mark Lawrence, state senator (1992–2000; 2018–present), former President of the Maine Senate (1996–2000), former state representative (1988–1992; 2016–2018), York County District Attorney (2003–2010), Democratic nominee for the US Senate in 2000, candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district in 2008[47]
  • Nate Libby, Majority Leader of the Maine Senate (2018–present), state senator (2014–present)[47]
  • John L. Martin, state representative (1964–1996; 1998–2000; 2008–2012; 2014–present), former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (1975–1994), former state senator (2000–2008)[47]
  • Roland Martin, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Anne-Marie Mastraccio, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Joyce McCreight, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Genevieve McDonald, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Andrew McLean, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Michele Meyer, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Victoria Morales, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Steve Moriarty, state representative (2012–2014; 2019–present)[47]
  • Catherine Nadeau, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Margaret O'Neil, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Sean Paulhus, state representative (2019–present)[47]
  • Ann Peoples, state representative (2006–2014; 2018–present)[47]
  • Anne Perry, state representative (2002–2010; 2016–present)[47]
  • Joe Perry, state representative (1996–2004; 2019–present)[47]
  • Teresa Pierce, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (2008–2010), former Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives (2006–2008), former state representative (2002–2010)[47]
  • Tiffany Roberts-Lovell, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Deane Rykerson, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Heather Sanborn, state senator (2018–present), former state representative (2014–2018)[47]
  • Braden Sharpe, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Bettyann Sheats, state representative (2016–present)[47]
  • Holly Stover, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Denise Tepler, state representative (2018–present)[47]
  • Ryan Tipping, state representative (2012–present)[47]
  • Ralph Tucker, state representative (2014–present)[47]
  • Stanley Zeigler, state representative (2016–present)[47]
Other individuals
Organizations
Unions
Bre Kidman
Organizations
Other Individuals
Betsy Sweet
Local and statewide politicians
Other Individuals
Organizations
Media outlets
  • Forward Thinking Democracy[116]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Sara
Gideon		 Betsy
Sweet		 Other /
Undecided
Victory Geek (D) May 13–18, 2020 306 ± 5.6% 64% 17% 19%[lower-alpha 2]
Colby College/SocialSphere February 10–13, 2020 350 – 60% 8% 33%[lower-alpha 3]

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sara Gideon
Democratic Bre Kidman
Democratic Betsy Sweet
Total votes 100.0%

Other candidates

Green Party

Two candidates declared their intentions to run for the Maine Green Independent Party's nomination, but one withdrew and the other left the party to become an independent.

Withdrawn
  • David Gibson, solar design specialist (endorsed Savage)[117]
  • Lisa Savage, school teacher[118] (switched to independent)[119]

Endorsements
Lisa Savage
State officials

Independents

Seven Independents have declared their candidacy for Senate in 2020, including one affiliated with the Libertarian Party of Maine, which lost ballot access after the 2018 elections.[122]

Declared

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[126] Tossup June 18, 2020
Inside Elections[127] Tossup April 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[128] Tossup April 30, 2020
Daily Kos[129] Tossup June 4, 2020
Politico[130] Tossup April 19, 2020
RCP[131] Tossup June 25, 2020
Niskanen[132] Lean D (flip) April 28, 2020

Endorsements
Susan Collins (R)
Federal officials
State officials
Organizations
Declined to endorse

Polling

Aggregate polls
Sarah Gideon vs. Susan Collins
Source of poll aggregation Dates administered Dates updated Sara Gideon Susan Collins Other/Undecided[lower-alpha 4] Margin
Real Clear Politics February 10, – March 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 45.0% 42.5% Gideon +2.5

Gideon vs Collins
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Sara
Gideon (D)		 Other /
Undecided
Victory Geek (D) May 13–18, 2020 512 ± 4.3% 42% 51% 7%[lower-alpha 5]
Tarrance Group/1820 PAC (R) Late April, 2020 –[lower-alpha 6] – 48% 47% –
Public Policy Polling March 2–3, 2020 872 ± 3.3% 43% 47% 10%[lower-alpha 7]
Colby College/SocialSphere February 10–13, 2020 1,008 ± 3.1% 42% 43% 14%[lower-alpha 8]
Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 52% 35% 13%[lower-alpha 9]
Gravis Marketing June 24, 2019 767 ± 3.5% 52%[lower-alpha 10] 36% 12%[lower-alpha 11]
44%[lower-alpha 12] 30% 26%[lower-alpha 13]
Pan Atlantic Research March 4–13, 2019 500 ± 4.4% 51% 29% 20%[lower-alpha 14]

Sweet vs Collins
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Betsy
Sweet (D)		 Other /
Undecided
Victory Geek (D) May 13–18, 2020 512 ± 4.3% 43% 44% 10%
Hypothetical polling
with Susan Rice
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Susan
Rice (D)		 Other /
Undecided
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018 883 ± 3.5% 44% 20% 35%
with generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Victory Geek (D) May 13–18, 2020 512 ± 4.3% 39% 49% 12%[lower-alpha 15]
Colby College/SocialSphere Feb 10-13, 2020 1,008 (LV) ± 3.1% 40% 34% 26%
Public Policy Polling October 11–13, 2019 939 ± 3.2% 41% 44% 15%[lower-alpha 16]
Public Policy Polling October 1–2, 2018 – ± 3.3% 42% 34% –
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1] August 28–29, 2017 501 – 51% 22% 27%[lower-alpha 17]
with generic Democrat if Collins supports impeaching Donald Trump
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 11–13, 2019 939 ± 3.2% 32% 38% 30%
with generic Democrat if Collins opposes impeaching Donald Trump
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Collins (R)		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 11–13, 2019 939 ± 3.2% 40% 47% 13%
on whether Collins deserves to be re-elected
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Yes No Other /
Undecided
Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 ± 4.0% 38% 55% 7%
with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Generic
Republican		 Generic
Democrat		 Other /
Undecided
Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 ± 4.0% 43% 42% 15%

Results
United States Senate election in Maine, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent)
Democratic TBA
Independent Joshua Arnone
Independent Tiffany Bond
Independent Steven Golieb
Independent Max Linn
Independent Lisa Savage
Independent Danielle VanHelsing
Independent Linda Wooten
Total votes 100.0%

Notes
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by Our Lives on the Line
Voter samples
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Undecided with 19%
  3. Undecided with 31%; LaJeunesse with 0%; "another candidate" with 2%
  4. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  5. Undecided with 7%
  6. Not yet released
  7. Undecided with 10%
  8. Undecided with 14%
  9. Undecided with 12%; "Would not vote/would not vote for US Senate" with 1%
  10. If the only two candidates were Collins and Gideon
  11. Undecided with 12%
  12. First choice on an RCV ballot if the candidates were Collins, Gideon and VanHelsing (I)
  13. Undecided with 19%; VanHelsing with 7%
  14. "Other" with 12%; Undecided with 8%
  15. Undecided with 12%
  16. Undecided with 15%
  17. Undecided with 27%

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  96. @BetsySweetME (April 21, 2020). "Join me tomorrow for a special Earth Day livestream with Maine Rep Chloe Maxmin. Streaming live on Facebook at 8 p.m." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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