United States Senate election in Maine, 2020

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2018
U.S. Senate, Maine
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 16, 2020
Primary: June 9, 2020
General: November 3, 2020

Pre-election incumbent:
Susan Collins (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Maine
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Inside Elections: Tilt Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds (primaries)
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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Voters in Maine will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 16, 2020
June 9, 2020
November 3, 2020

The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Susan Collins (R). Collins was first elected in 1996.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list of potential and declared candidates is unofficial. It will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice a candidate who declared for this office missing from the list or a candidate who withdrew still listed.

General election candidates

General election candidates will be added here following the primary.


Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Third Party primary candidates

Independent primary candidates


Ballot access requirements

Note: We have not yet collected complete information on candidate filing requirements for this state in 2020. We will update this page with additional information as soon as possible.


Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Tossup ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Maine, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
February 4, 2020January 28, 2020January 21, 2020January 14, 2020
The Cook Political ReportToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesTilt RepublicanTilt RepublicanTilt RepublicanTilt Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[5][6][7]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

Campaign ads

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads hosted on YouTube are embedded here and links are provided to ads hosted on Facebook. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Republican Party Susan Collins

Support

"Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable" – Collins campaign, accessed November 13, 2019
"Flooding Maine" – Collins campaign, November 13, 2019
"Challenging Times" – Collins campaign, November 13, 2019
"Senator Susan Collins - A Champion for Maine's Working Families" – Collins campaign, September 25, 2019

Opposition

"Town Hall" – Majority Forward, November 20, 2019

Election history

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2018

General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine

Incumbent Angus King (Independent) defeated Eric Brakey (R) and Zak Ringelstein (D) in the general election for U.S. Senate Maine on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Angus King (Independent)
 
54.3
 
344,575

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Eric Brakey (R)
 
35.2
 
223,502

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Zak Ringelstein (D)
 
10.4
 
66,268
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
64

Total votes: 634,409
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maine

Zak Ringelstein advanced from the democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maine on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Zak Ringelstein (D)
 
100
 
89,841

Total votes: 89,841
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maine

Eric Brakey advanced from the republican primary for U.S. Senate Maine on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Eric Brakey (R)
 
58.9
 
59,853

Total votes: 101,585

2014

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Collins Incumbent 67% 413,505
     Democratic Shenna Bellows 30.8% 190,254
     Other Other 0% 269
     Blank None 2.1% 12,968
Total Votes 616,996
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results

2012

U.S. Senate, Maine General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngAngus King 51.1% 370,580
     Democratic Cynthia Dill 12.8% 92,900
     Republican Charles Summers 29.7% 215,399
     Libertarian Andrew Ian Dodge 0.8% 5,624
     Independent Danny Francis Dalton 0.8% 5,807
     Independent Stephen Woods 1.4% 10,289
     N/A Blank Votes 3.3% 24,121
Total Votes 724,720
Source: Maine Secretary of State "United States Senate Election Results"

See also

Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  6. OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  7. National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  8. Daily Kos, "Morning Digest: Decade's third gerrymander maintains North Carolina GOP's big edge in legislature," November 22, 2019