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United States Senate election in Maine, 2020 (July 14 Democratic primary)

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Election details
Filing deadline: March 16, 2020
Primary: July 14, 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
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Cook Political Report: Toss-up
Inside Elections: Tilt Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
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Sara Gideon defeated Bre Kidman and Betsy Sweet in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine on July 14, 2020. Gideon received 72% of the vote followed by Sweet and Kidman with 23% and 6% of the vote, respectively.[1]

Gideon and Sweet led in national endorsements. Gideon received endorsements from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, EMILY's List, and NARAL.[2] Bangor Daily News' Jessica Piper wrote that Sweet "has been backed by progressive groups that have fueled primary upsets in the past."[3] She received endorsements from Progressive Democrats of America, Brand New Congress, and Our Revolution.[4]

According to reports available at the time of the primary, Gideon had raised $23,001,088, more than all but four other Senate candidates across the country in 2020.[5][6] Sweet and Kidman raised $646,084 and $23,976, respectively, as of June 24.

All satellite spending during the primary either supported or opposed Gideon. The two largest sources were the Senate Majority PAC, which, according to the group's website, was "[s]olely dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate."[7] The group spent over $400,000 supporting Gideon.[8] The National Republican Senatorial Committee, a national political committee and subsidiary of the Republican Party, spent over $3 million opposing Gideon.[8]

All three candidates participated in interviews with the Lincoln County branch of Indivisible, which can be found here. Sweet participated in a Candidate Conversation with Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to watch.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R), first elected in 1996, ran for re-election. Collins was one of two incumbent Republican senators running for re-election in a state that Hillary Clinton (D) won during the 2016 presidential election when she received 48 percent of the vote to Donald Trump's (R) 45 percent in the state. Additionally, of the 16 counties in Maine, eight were pivot counties, which voted for Barack Obama (D) in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and for Trump in 2016. Click here to learn more about what's at stake in the general election.

Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:


Gideon
Sweet


This page focuses on Maine's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Maine modified its primary election process as follows:

  • Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from June 9, 2020, to July 14.
  • Voting procedures: The voter pre-registration deadline was extended to July 7.
  • Political party events: The Democratic Party of Maine canceled its state convention, originally scheduled for May 29-30.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.


Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sara Gideon in round 1 .

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 162,681
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[9] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.

Sara Gideon

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Biography:  Gideon received a bachelor's degree in international relations and affairs from George Washington University in 1994. She worked as an advertising account executive with USA Today. Gideon served as vice chairperson on the Freeport Town Council. She was assistant majority leader of the state House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016. At the time of the election, Gideon served as speaker of the state House.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Gideon said she had worked across the aisle. She emphasized that she changed the seating chart in the state House so that Democrats and Republicans were no longer grouped on different sides of the room.

Gideon said her record included protecting insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions in Maine, helping control prescription drug costs including capping insulin costs, and passing middle-class property tax relief.

Gideon's ads said Collins had changed during her time in office and that she had been bought by special interests. Gideon criticized Collins' vote for the 2017 tax bill and said she put Social Security and Medicare in danger.

Show sources

Sources: Sara Gideon's 2020 campaign website, "Meet Sara," accessed October 5, 2020; YouTube, "Sara Gideon, Videos," accessed October 5, 2020; LinkedIn, "Sara Gideon," accessed July 8, 2020; Portland Press Herald, "Freeport Sewer District election draws 5 candidates; Town Council race uncontested," October 6, 2009

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Maine in 2020.

Bre Kidman

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am an activist, artist, and public interest attorney. As a median-income Mainer, I share a vested stake in the concerns of middle class, working class, and poor Mainers and I have committed myself to finding a way for us to stop being represented by people who want to be "a voice" for us, and to start speaking for ourselves. I never thought I would run for office. While I have experience crafting both federal and state policy, I thought that a queer survivor of violent crime could never fit the mold of what a politician should be... but the more I thought about that, the more I realized: the reason our representation is so bad is that we have come to believe that overly polished, scripted, multi-million dollar funded replicas of humanity are the people we are supposed to entrust with decisions about complicated human needs. When you stop and think about it, it doesn't make sense. I'm the kind of person who shows up, who answers my emails and phone calls personally, who doesn't pre-script answers to debate questions, and who can't be bought or sold by corporate interests. I'm the kind of person who believes actions speak louder than words. I'm the kind of person who says exactly what I mean, straight to your face. Most importantly: I'm the kind of person who believes that our country desperately needs representation that is truly representative of average American lives... and I'm the kind of person who will never stop fighting for that."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

We should not have to spend our hard earned money on campaigns to ensure that we get the kind of representation that we deserve from our elected officials.

Medicare for All is the only way forward for healthcare. Any industry which profits from making sure we get as little healthcare as possible for our dollar has no right to exist in this country.

The Green New Deal provides a roadmap to turn the climate emergency into an opportunity to create economic justice in this country.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Maine in 2020.

Betsy Sweet

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Betsy Sweet is a life-long activist, political organizer, small business owner and mother who lives in Hallowell, Maine. She is a progressive Democrat running for U.S. Senate, seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Sweet supports and advocates for the Green New Deal, Medicare for All and eliminating student debt. Sweet helped create the first Clean Elections System in the country in Maine because she saw the corrupting influence of money in politics and policymaking and decided to do something about it. She ran as a Clean Elections candidate for governor in 2018. She has pledged to refuse all corporate PAC and dirty money. Betsy Sweet has more than 37 years of experience fighting for working-class Mainers -- highlights include: - Writing and helping pass the first Family Medical Leave Act in the country, creating the first Clean Elections system in the country - Working on every Maine State Budget for 37 years - Serving as executive director of the Maine Women's Lobby - Serving as program coordinator for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Serving as Commissioner for Women under Governors Brennan and McKernan - Co-founding the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Dirigo Alliance, - Founding and running her own small advocacy business, Moose Ridge Associates - Co-founding the Civil Rights Team Project, an anti-bullying program currently taught in 400 schools in Maine. Website: betsysweet.com"

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Healthcare is a human right. Medicare for All is the only solution that ensures a focus on healthcare and not private industry profit.

Green New Deal: We have to address climate change with solutions that match the magnitude of the crises we face. The GND will also help create jobs in renewable energy.

As an advocate for the people of Maine for nearly 40 years, I know what it takes to fight for what matters.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Maine in 2020.


Candidate Conversations

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Noteworthy primary endorsements

This section includes noteworthy endorsements issued in the primary, added as we learn about them. Click here to read how we define noteworthy primary endorsements. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

Democratic primary endorsements
Endorsement Gideon Kidman Sweet
Newspapers and editorials
Bangor Daily News[10] ✔
Portland Phoenix[4] ✔
Individuals
Former Democratic primary candidate Ross LaJeunesse (D)[11] ✔
Organizations
Blue America[4] ✔
Brand New Congress[12] ✔
Democracy for America[4] ✔
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[2] ✔
EMILY's List[2] ✔
End Citizens United[13] ✔
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund[14] ✔
Forward Thinking Democracy[4] ✔
Justice Democrats[15] ✔
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[16] ✔
NARAL[2] ✔
Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund[17] ✔
Our Revolution[4] ✔
Planned Parenthood Action Fund[18] ✔
Progressive Democrats of America[4] ✔

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[19] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[20] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Sara Gideon Democratic Party $75,629,137 $64,069,683 $11,559,504 As of December 31, 2020
Bre Kidman Democratic Party $23,976 $20,168 $3,807 As of June 24, 2020
Betsy Sweet Democratic Party $758,008 $758,008 $0 As of August 28, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Satellite spending

See also: 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.[21][22][23]

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.

The totals listed below were compiled from 24- and 48-hour FEC filings as of July 9, 2020:[8]

Debates and forums

June 22 candidate forum

On June 22, 2020, Gideon, Kidman, and Sweet participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Maine Democratic Party over the Zoom virtual meeting application.[24]

Official recording of June 22, 2020, candidate forum - Maine Democratic Party

Click the links below for summaries of the candidate forum from:

May 2020 candidate interviews

Between May 11 and 30, 2020, the Lincoln County branch of Indivisible interviewed Gideon, Kidman, and Sweet on three separate dates.[25]

Primaries in Maine

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Maine utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which both registered party members and unaffiliated voters may participate. Unaffiliated voters may vote in one partisan primary of their choosing in each election.[26][27]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Ranked-choice voting

Ranked-choice voting in Maine

Maine uses ranked-choice voting for all federal and state-level (e.g., governor, state senator, and state representative) primary elections. Ranked-choice voting is used in general elections for federal offices only (i.e., U.S. Congress and the presidency).[28]

Click here for information on the history of ranked-choice voting in Maine.

How ranked-choice voting works

Broadly speaking, the ranked-choice voting process unfolds as follows for single-winner elections:

  1. Voters rank the candidates for a given office by preference on their ballots.
  2. If a candidate wins an outright majority of first-preference votes (i.e., 50 percent plus one), he or she will be declared the winner.
  3. If, on the other hand, no candidates win an outright majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated.
  4. All first-preference votes for the failed candidate are eliminated, lifting the second-preference choices indicated on those ballots.
  5. A new tally is conducted to determine whether any candidate has won an outright majority of the adjusted voters.
  6. The process is repeated until a candidate wins a majority of votes cast.

Example

Assume that there are four candidates for mayor in a hypothetical city. The table below presents the raw first-preference vote totals for each candidate.

Raw first-preference vote tallies in a hypothetical mayoral race
Candidate First-preference votes Percentage
Candidate A 475 46.34%
Candidate B 300 29.27%
Candidate C 175 17.07%
Candidate D 75 7.32%

In the above scenario, no candidate won an outright majority of first-preference votes. As a result, the candidate (Candidate D) with the smallest number of first-preference votes is eliminated. The ballots that listed candidate D as the first preference are adjusted, raising their second-preference candidates. Assume that, of the 75 first-preference votes for Candidate D, 50 listed Candidate A as their second preference and 25 listed Candidate B. The adjusted vote totals would be as follows:

Adjusted vote tallies in a hypothetical mayoral race
Candidate Adjusted first-preference votes Percentage
Candidate A 525 51.22%
Candidate B 325 31.71%
Candidate C 175 17.07%

On the second tally, Candidate A secured 51.22 percent of the vote, thereby winning the election.

Note: The above is a simplified example used for illustrative purposes. Specific procedures vary by jurisdiction and according to the nature of the election (i.e., whether it is a single-winner or multi-winner contest).

What's at stake in the general election?

U.S. Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, and coincide with the 2020 presidential election. Thirty-three of the Senate's 100 seats were up for regular election in November. There were also two special elections in 2020. The results determined control of the U.S. Senate in the 117th Congress.

At the time of the election, the Republican Party had a 53-seat Senate majority, while Democrats had 45 seats. There were also two independents who caucus with the Democratic Party. Republicans faced greater partisan risk than Democrats in 2020 because they were defending 23 seats compared to 12 for the Democrats. Both parties had two incumbents representing states the opposite party's presidential nominee won in 2016.

In 2018, Democrats and Democratic-caucusing independents defended 26 of the 35 seats up for election, while Republicans defended the other nine. Republicans won 11 seats to the Democrats' 24, for a GOP net gain of two.

In the 24 previous Senate elections that coincided with a presidential election, the president's party had gained Senate seats in 16 elections and lost seats in nine. In years where the president's party gained seats, the average gain was three seats. In years where the president's party lost seats, the average loss was five seats. Click here for more information on presidential partisanship and down-ballot outcomes.


General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. 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.[29]
  • Toss-up 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.[30][31][32]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Maine, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eight of 16 Maine counties—50 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Androscoggin County, Maine 9.38% 12.78% 15.22%
Aroostook County, Maine 17.19% 7.62% 9.58%
Franklin County, Maine 5.47% 18.41% 20.29%
Kennebec County, Maine 3.58% 13.46% 14.78%
Oxford County, Maine 12.94% 14.73% 16.04%
Penobscot County, Maine 10.91% 2.93% 5.12%
Somerset County, Maine 22.67% 1.68% 5.70%
Washington County, Maine 18.44% 1.60% 1.01%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maine with 47.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In 2016, Maine had four electoral votes. Maine's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Maine awards its electoral votes by congressional district and the popular vote. It has two electoral votes for the statewide vote and one for each of its two congressional districts. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Maine voted Republican 67.3 percent of the time and Democratic 32.6 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maine voted Democratic all five times.[33]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Maine. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[34][35]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 129 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 69 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 8.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 16 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


Election history

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Maine, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maine

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

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Angus King
Angus King (Independent)
 
54.3
 
344,575
Image of Eric Brakey
Eric Brakey (R)
 
35.2
 
223,502
Image of Zak Ringelstein
Zak Ringelstein (D)
 
10.4
 
66,268
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
64

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 634,409
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
✔
Image of Zak Ringelstein
Zak Ringelstein
 
100.0
 
89,841

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 89,841
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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
✔
Image of Eric Brakey
Eric Brakey
 
100.0
 
59,853

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 59,853
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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"

State profile

See also: Maine and Maine elections, 2020
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of July 9, 2020.

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Maine Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R I I I I I I I I D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R D D D D S S D D D D D D D D R R D D R R R R D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Maine quick stats
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Demographic data for Maine
 MaineU.S.
Total population:1,329,453316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):30,8433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:95%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:1.1%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:1.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:29%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,331$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maine.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "Maine U.S. Senate Primary Election Results," accessed July 14, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 HuffPost, "Democrat Sara Gideon Nabs 3 Key Endorsements In Maine’s 2020 Senate Race," June 25, 2019
  3. ↑ Bangor Daily News, "How the 3 Maine Democrats running for US Senate differ on voters’ top priorities," June 28, 2020
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Sweet's 2020 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed July 8, 2020
  5. ↑ Those four candidates being:
    Amy McGrath (D): $40,825,989
    Mitch McConnell (R): $31,789,426
    Mark Kelly (D): $31,005,266
    Lindsey Graham (R): $25,256,014
  6. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Congressional Races," accessed July 14, 2020
  7. ↑ Senate Majority PAC website, "Home," accessed July 9, 2020
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Federal Election Commission, "Independent expenditures," accessed July 9, 2020
  9. ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  10. ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Sara Gideon is the strongest choice in Democratic US Senate primary," June 30, 2020
  11. ↑ Twitter, "Ross LaJeunesse on March 26, 2020," accessed April 2, 2020
  12. ↑ Brand New Congress, "Candidates," accessed December 2, 2019
  13. ↑ Twitter, "Sara Gideon," July 25, 2019
  14. ↑ Moms Demand Action website, "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Sara Gideon for U.S. Senate in Maine," June 9, 2020
  15. ↑ The Hill, "Justice Democrats issues 3 new endorsements for progressive candidates," July 10, 2019
  16. ↑ LCV's website, "LCV ACTION FUND ENDORSES SARA GIDEON FOR SENATE," November 14, 2019
  17. ↑ Gideon's 2020 campaign website, "News," accessed July 8, 2020
  18. ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Planned Parenthood endorses Gideon over Sen. Collins for Senate," January 21, 2020
  19. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  20. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  21. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  22. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  23. ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  24. ↑ YouTube, "US Senate Primary Forum," June 22, 2020
  25. ↑ Lincoln County Democrats website, "LCTV NOW SHOWING: CONVERSATIONS AND FORUMS WITH PRIMARY CANDIDATES!" July 2, 2020
  26. ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed June 12, 2024
  27. ↑ Main Legislature Revised Statutes, "§341. Unenrolled voter participation in primary elections allowed," accessed June 12, 2024
  28. ↑ Maine.gov, "Ranked-choice Voting (RCV)," accessed February 24, 2022
  29. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  30. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  31. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  32. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  33. ↑ 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
  34. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  35. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017


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