Maine Sen. Susan Collins Survives Race of Her Life Against All Odds
Susan Collins entered the 2020 election cycle as Democrats’ top target in the U.S. Senate—and ended it besting them again, winning a fifth term representing the state of Maine.
On Wednesday, Collins announced in Maine that her Democratic opponent, Sara Gideon, called her to concede the race. With over 80 percent of the vote in, Collins was leading Gideon by eight points—and with more than 50 percent of the vote, the senator avoids a second ballot under Maine’s ranked choice voting system, which Republicans were worried would deny her victory.
Collins’ victory all but ensures that the GOP will retain its hold on the Senate.