2020 United States Senate election in Maine
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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.
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.[by whom?][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 Trump had learned his lesson, Collins said that she should probably have said she "hoped" rather than "believed" 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 are expected to use 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
Declared
- Susan Collins, incumbent U.S. Senator[17]
- Amy Colter (as a write-in candidate)[18]
Withdrawn
Declined
- Paul LePage, former governor of Maine[21] (endorsed Collins)
- Max Linn, financial planner, Reform nominee for governor of Florida in 2006, Democratic candidate for Florida's 10th congressional district in 2008 and disqualified candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[22]
- Bruce Poliquin, former U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district and former Treasurer of Maine[21][23]
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Donald Trump, President of the United States[24]
- Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator (R-SC)[25]
- Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator (D-WV)[26]
- State officials
- Paul LePage, former Governor of Maine[27]
- Organizations
Polling
Head-to-head matchups
Hypothetical polling
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
On June 13, 2019, Betsy Sweet became the first major Democratic candidate to declare for the race.[29] Eleven days later, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon announced her candidacy, receiving widespread media coverage.[30][31][32][33] 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. A number of minor candidates also announced their campaigns, with only activist and attorney Bre Kidman receiving enough signatures to be included on the primary ballot.
Declared
- Sara Gideon, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives[30]
- Bre Kidman, defense attorney[34]
- Betsy Sweet, activist, former director of the Maine Women's Lobby, and candidate for governor of Maine in 2018[29]
Withdrawn
- Michael Bunker, travel agent[35]
- Christine Gates[36]
- Ross LaJeunesse, former Head of International Relations at Google, former aide to George J. Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Steve Westly and Arnold Schwarzenegger (endorsed Gideon)[37]
- Cathleen London, physician and member of the Maine Democratic Party State Committee[38][39][40]
- Jon Treacy, retired U.S. Air Force Major General[41]
Declined
- Shenna Bellows, state senator and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014[42]
- Seth Berry, state representative (endorsed Gideon)[43]
- Emily Cain, executive director of EMILY's List, nominee for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2014 and 2016, former state senator, and former state representative[21][44][45]
- Adam Cote, candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district in 2008 and candidate for governor of Maine in 2018[21]
- Matthew Dunlap, Maine Secretary of State and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012[21][46][47]
- Jared Golden, incumbent U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district and former state representative[48]
- James Howaniec, former mayor of Lewiston[46]
- Stephen King, author[21][49] (endorsed Gideon)[50]
- Daniel Kleban, businessman[42]
- Janet Mills, Governor of Maine and former Attorney General of Maine[44]
- Samantha Paradis, mayor of Belfast[51]
- Chellie Pingree, incumbent U.S. Representative for Maine's 1st congressional district and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2002[21][42][44][52]
- Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (endorsed Gideon)[43]
- Susan Rice, former United States National Security Advisor and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations[53]
- Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood[21][52]
- Zak Ringelstein, schoolteacher and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 (endorsed Sweet)[54]
- Rosa Scarcelli, businesswoman and candidate for governor of Maine in 2010[47][44]
- Ethan Strimling, former mayor of Portland and candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district in 2008[44]
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Catherine Cortez Masto, United States Senator from Nevada (2017–present)[55]
- Tammy Duckworth, United States Senator from Illinois (2017–present)[56]
- Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York (2009-present); former 2020 presidential candidate[57]
- Chris Murphy, United States Senator from Connecticut (2013–present)[58]
- State officials
- Henry Beck, Maine State Treasurer (2019–present)[43]
- Pola Buckley, Maine State Auditor (2013–present)[43]
- Aaron Frey, Attorney General of Maine (2019–present), state representative (2012–2018)[43]
- Jaime Harrison, former Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party (2013–2017), candidate for US Senate in South Carolina in 2020[59]
- State legislators
- Justin Alfond, President of the Maine Senate (2012–2014), state Senator (2006–2014)[43]
- Robert Alley, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Betty Austin, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Christopher Babbidge, state representative (2004–2008; 2014–present)[43]
- Shawn Babine, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Donna Bailey, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Seth Berry, state representative (2006–2014; 2016–present)[43]
- Lydia Blume, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Michael F. Brennan, state representative (1992–2000; 2018–present), state senator (2002–2006), Mayor of Portland (2011–2015)[43]
- Heidi Brooks, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Kristen Cloutier, Mayor of Lewiston (2019–present), state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Janice Cooper, state representative (2012–present)
- Margaret Craven, state representative (2002–2008; 2018–present)[43]
- Ed Crockett, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Diane Denk, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Donna Doore, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Richard Farnsworth, state representative (1996–1998; 2012–present)[43]
- Jessica Fay, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Ryan Fecteau, Majority Whip of the Maine House of Representatives (2018–present), state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Maureen Fitzgerald Terry, state representative (2016–precent)[43]
- Victoria Foley, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Lois Galgay Reckitt, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Drew Gattine, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Geoffrey Gratwick, state senator (2012–present)[43]
- Allison Hepler, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Ann Higgins Matlack, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Daniel Hobbs, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Brian Hubbell, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Henry Ingwersen, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Erik Jorgensen, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Chris Kessler, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Victoria Kornfield, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- 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[43]
- Nate Libby, Majority Leader of the Maine Senate (2018–present), state senator (2014–present)[43]
- 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)[43]
- Roland Martin, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Joyce McCreight, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Genevieve McDonald, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Andrew McLean, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Michele Meyer, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Victoria Morales, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Steve Moriarty, state representative (2012–2014; 2019–present)[43]
- Catherine Nadeau, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Margaret O'Neil, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Sean Paulhus, state representative (2019–present)[43]
- Ann Peoples, state representative (2006–2014; 2018–present)[43]
- Anne Perry, state representative (2002–2010; 2016–present)[43]
- Joe Perry, state representative (1996–2004; 2019–present)[43]
- Teresa Pierce, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- 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)[43]
- Tiffany Roberts-Lovell, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Deane Rykerson, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Heather Sanborn, state senator (2018–present), former state representative (2014–2018)[43]
- Braden Sharpe, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Bettyann Sheats, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Holly Stover, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Denise Tepler, state representative (2018–present)[43]
- Ryan Tipping, state representative (2012–present)[43]
- Ralph Tucker, state representative (2014–present)[43]
- Stanley Zeigler, state representative (2016–present)[43]
- Other individuals
- Patricia Arquette, actress and activist[60]
- Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and 2020 Democratic candidate for President of the United States[61]
- Billy Eichner, comedian and actor[62]
- Fred Guttenberg, gun control activist[63]
- Jennifer Hale, voice actress and activist[64]
- Stephen King, author[65]
- Alyssa Mastromonaco, activist[66]
- Kara Swisher, journalist[67]
- Amy Siskind, writer and activist[68]
- George Takei, actor and activist[69]
- Ross LaJeunesse, former aide to George J. Mitchell, Ted Kennedy, Steve Westly and Arnold Schwarzenegger[70]
- Former State Legislators
- Stacey Abrams, Former Democratic Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, 2018 nominee for governor of Georgia[71]
- Organizations
- Asian American Action Fund[72]
- CAPA21[72]
- Council for a Livable World[73]
- Democratic Majority for Israel PAC
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[74]
- Emerge America[75]
- Emily's List[74]
- End Citizens United[76]
- Feminist Majority PAC[77]
- J Street PAC[78]
- League of Conservation Voters[79]
- NARAL[80]
- National Organization for Women[72]
- Planned Parenthood[81]
- Population Connection[82]
- Voter Protection Project[83]
- Women's Political Committee[84]
- Unions
- Organizations
- Rose Caucus[86]
- Organizations
- Local and statewide politicians
- Safiya Khalid, Lewiston City Councillor (2019–present)[88]
- Chloe Maxmin, state representative (2018–present)[89]
- Dale McCormick, former Maine State Treasurer (1997–2005); former member of the Maine Senate (1990–1996); candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district in 1996[90]
- Zak Ringelstein, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[54]
- Diane Russell, former member of the Maine House of Representatives (2008–2016), candidate for Governor in 2018[91]
- Mike Sylvester, state representative (2016–present)[92]
- Charlotte Warren, state representative (2014–present)[93]
- Other Individuals
- Bette Midler, actress[94]
- Yvette Simpson, former member of the Cincinnati, Ohio City Council (2011–2018), chief executive of Democracy for America[95]
- Cenk Uygur, activist and journalist, host and founder of The Young Turks, candidate for CA-25 special election in 2020[96]
- Marianne Williamson, author and 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate [97]
- Susan Sarandon, actress and activist[98]
- Organizations
- American Progressives in STEM[99]
- Blue America[100]
- Brand New Congress[101]
- Climate Army[102]
- Democracy for America[103]
- Friends of the Earth Action[104]
- Justice Democrats[105]
- Local Berniecrats of Maine[106]
- Our Revolution[107]
- Progressive Democrats of America[108]
- Media outlets
- Forward Thinking Democracy[109]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Sara Gideon |
Ross LaJeunesse |
Betsy Sweet |
Other | Undecided |
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Colby College/SocialSphere [1] | Feb 10-13, 2020 | 350(LV) | – | 60% | 0% | 8% | 2%[b] | 31% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sara Gideon | |||
Democratic | Bre Kidman | |||
Democratic | Betsy Sweet | |||
Total votes | 100.0% |
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Declared
- Joshua Arnone, accounting clerk[18]
Green Party
Two candidates have declared their intentions to run for the Maine Green Independent Party's nomination.
Withdrawn
- David Gibson, solar design specialist (endorsed Savage)[110]
- Lisa Savage, school teacher[111] (switched to independent)[112]
Endorsements
- State officials
- Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota (1999-2003)[113]
- Individuals
- David Gibson, solar design specialist[114]
Independents
Six Independents have declared their candidacy for Senate in 2020.
Declared
- Tiffany Bond, candidate for Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2018[115]
- Steven Golieb, Millinocket town councilor[116]
- Max Linn, Republican candidate for the 2018 United States Senate election in Maine[112]
- Lisa Savage, schoolteacher[112] (switched from Green candidacy)[117]
- Danielle VanHelsing, LGBTQ rights activist[40]
- Linda Wooten, vocational educator and conservative activist[18]
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Donald Trump, President of the United States[123]
- Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator (R-SC)[124]
- Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator (D-WV)[125]
- State officials
- Paul LePage, former Governor of Maine[126]
- Organizations
- State officials
- Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota (1999-2003)[128]
- Individuals
- David Gibson, solar design specialist[129]
- Jared Golden, U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district[130]
Polling
Aggregate polls
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[118] | Tossup | April 29, 2020 |
Inside Elections[119] | Tossup | April 3, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[120] | Tossup | April 30, 2020 |
Daily Kos[121] | Tossup | May 11, 2020 |
Politico[122] | Tossup | April 19, 2020 |
Sarah Gideon vs. Susan Collins | ||||||
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Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Sara Gideon | Susan Collins | Other/Undecided[c] | Margin |
Real Clear Politics | February 10,2020 – March 3, 2020 | March 3, 2020 | 45.0% | 42.5% | Gideon +2.5 |
Three way race
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
RCV round |
Susan Collins (R) |
Sara Gideon (D) |
Danielle VanHelsing (I) |
Other | Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | June 24, 2019 | 767 (RV) | ± 3.5% | First choice | 44% | 30% | 7% | – | 19% |
Second choice | 26% | 16% | 26% | – | 32% |
Two way race
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Susan Collins (R) |
Sara Gideon (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | March 2–3, 2020 | 872 (V) | ± 3.3% | 43% | 47% | 10% |
Colby College/SocialSphere [2] | February 10–13, 2020 | 1,008 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 42% | 43% | 14% |
Fabrizio Ward/AARP | July 29–31, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 52%[d] | 35% | 13%[e] |
55%[f] | 33% | 13%[g] | ||||
Gravis Marketing | June 24, 2019 | 767 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 36% | 12% |
Pan Atlantic Research | March 4–13, 2019 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 51% | 29% | 20%[h] |
Hypothetical polling
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Susan Collins (incumbent) | ||||
Democratic | TBA | ||||
Libertarian | 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
- ^ Poll sponsored by Our Lives on the Line
- Voter samples
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "Another candidate" with 2%
- ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ Standard VI response
- ^ Undecided with 12%; "Would not vote/would not vote for US Senate" with 1%
- ^ Response after pollster addresses respondents with talking points about Collins
- ^ Undecided with 11%; "Would not vote/would not vote for US Senate" with 2%
- ^ "Other" with 12%; undecided with 8%
- ^ Standard VI response
- ^ "It is time to give a new person a chance to do better" with 50% as opposed to "Collins has performed her job as U.S. Senator well enough to deserve re-election"
- ^ "Refused" with 0%
- ^ "Undecided" with 12%; "don't know/refused" with 3%
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- ^ @BetsySweetME (April 17, 2020). "Join me tonight for a special Livestream first on Facebook and then on Instagram with my friend and Lewiston City Councilor @Safiya_S_Khalid!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @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.
- ^ Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (July 21, 2019). "Dale McCormick sighting, campaigning for @BetsySweetME. She was one of Betsy's biggest supporters during the 2018 gubernatorial election" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Emerson, Anthony Matthew [@AnthonyEmerso14] (June 30, 2019). "Former state legislator and big @BernieSanders supporter Diane Russell (@MissWrite) has thrown her support behind @BetsySweetME for #mesen. Russell and Sweet were opponents in the 2018 gubernatorial election, but were both endorsed by the Working Families Party. #mepolitics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @BetsySweetME (April 16, 2020). "I am proud to be endorsed by Maine Rep. Mike Sylvester (@MaineSocialist) ! I hope you'll join us tonight for a special Livestream on Facebook!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @BetsySweetME (April 13, 2020). "Join me tomorrow morning for a special Livestream with Maine Rep. Charlotte Warren!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ @BetsySweetME (October 18, 2019). "Tomorrow! Join me and @DFAaction CEO @ysimpsonpower for a rally in Portland at the main branch of the Portland Public Library. I'm proud to be a DFA endorsed candidate, fighting for working Mainers, LGBTQ Mainers, disabled Mainers and ALL Mainers. #mepolitics #mesen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ @FTDemocracy (April 19, 2020). "Maine Rep. @MaineSocialist announced his endorsement of @BetsySweetME for Senate last week. Sweet has now been endorsed by @justicedems, @BrandNew535, @OurRevolution, @Women4JusticeUS, @SusanSarandon, @marwilliamson, @FTDemocracy, Sylvester, and more!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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