Susan Collins Defeats the Odds, Wins Reelection After Dems Spent Two Years Trying to Oust Her

Reagan McCarthy | November 04, 2020 1:25 PM

Maine Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) cruised to another term in the upper chamber on Wednesday afternoon, after a tough reelection battle against Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. Democrats had their eyes on flipping Maine’s Senate seat throughout the cycle, and Senator Collins was a target of the far-left since her consequential vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the Fall of 2018.

Susan Collins says Sara Gideon called her to concede the race. Maine Senate over, Collins reelected.
— James Arkin (@JamesArkin) November 4, 2020

HAPPENING NOW: @SaraGideon concedes #MESen race.

6 MORE YEARS OF @SenatorCollins FOR MAINE!#mepolitics https://t.co/lp1Co3SF37
— Maine GOP (@mainegop) November 4, 2020

Decision Desk HQ Projects Collins (R) Has Won Election To The Senate From The State Of ME

Race Called At 11-04 01:13 PM EST

All Results: https://t.co/eBBPVCXMLz
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2020

.@SenSusanCollins has been reelected to serve Mainers in the US Senate! She will continue to be a bipartisan leader and voice for all of Maine. Experience ??????????????. #MESen #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/65uWeolaIx
— The Senate Majority (@NRSC) November 4, 2020

Sen. Collins overcame unfavorable polling averages and doubt from operatives on both sides of the aisle. Her wide margin of victory allows Sen. Collins to avoid a real contest in Maine's rank-choice voting. Democrats spent a whopping $93 million to unseat Sen. Collins, who is consistently ranked as one of the Senate's most bipartisan members.

The entire Dem orbit threw everything they had at Susan Collins

People accosted her in the street; they showed up at her home; they sent her death threats

They came with a mountain of outside money to attack her daily

And after all that she buried her opponent before RCV https://t.co/F4wiUd94mN
— Jesse Hunt (@JJHunt10) November 4, 2020