Their outcomes could determine wether Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is leading the charge to fill the seat amid the election, retains control of the upper chamber. WASHINGTON – Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is trailing her Democratic opponent in the closely watched Senate race by more than 10 points, according to a … First, while she has maintained some of her crossover appeal, the drumroll of public polls have favored Gideon — of the 16 surveys released this year, Collins has only led in one internal GOP poll from mid-June. Collins voted in favor of allowing witness testimony in the Senate trial, and was the first Republican to do so,[9] but witness testimony was not allowed, and she voted to acquit Trump on both charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

[6], Collins was criticized for her decision to vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, despite allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse against him and his anti-abortion stances (Collins describes herself as pro-choice). Among voters who identify as Democrats in the initial matchup, Collins is receiving only 4 percent among likely voters who identify as Democrats. But Collins has a slight lead among independents, 42 percent to 35 percent. 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. [76] Two qualified for positions on the November ballot. He defeated Jason Levesque (R) in the general election. #MESen #MEpolitics", "Democrats lining up to consider challenging Collins in 2020", "The effort to unseat Susan Collins in 2020 is already underway", "Lewiston lawyer might challenge Collins in 2020", "Here's the latest on Maine Democrats mulling a run against Susan Collins in 2020", "Not surprising, but @RepGolden said today he is not going to run for US Senate. Senate. [88], Discussion of this nomination can be found on the, Likely primary voter subsample of 306 likely general election Democratic voters, Undecided with 31%; LaJeunesse with 0%; "another candidate" with 2%. [2][3][4][5] The New York Times's Ideology Tracker considers Collins the most liberal Republican in the U.S. 755 – Senate Vote #34 – Feb 5, 2020", "Susan Collins says Trump 'has learned' from impeachment case", "Collins: Trump has learned 'a pretty big lesson' from impeachment", "Collins admits comments about Trump learning a lesson are 'aspirational, "GOP Senator Susan Collins Argued Against $870 Million In Pandemic Funding, Said It Didn't Belong In 2009 Stimulus Package", "Sen. Collins Defends Role in Axing Pandemic Flu Funds", "Democrats say Collins broke two-term pledge Senator made promise in '96, '02, admits she underestimated seniority", "Letter to the Editor: Collins ignores her two-term pledge", "Poll shows Collins displaces McConnell as most unpopular senator", "Susan Collins challenger hit with ethics complaints over reimbursements", "Maine Green Party Fails to get its U.S. Senate Candidate on the Green Party Primary Ballot | Ballot Access News", "For People, Planet & Peace: Interview with Lisa Savage, Ind. Also, hey, @RingelsteinME is backing her! "[14] She initially claimed that Trump "learned a pretty big lesson" from the impeachment,[15] but later said that he had not learned from it after all. | Greg Nash- Pool/Getty Images. Sabato also nudged South Carolina's Senate race in the direction of Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, moving incumbent Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat from "likely Republican" to "leans Republican.". [25], Eight Independents declared their candidacy for Senate in 2020, including one affiliated with the Libertarian Party of Maine, which lost ballot access after the 2018 elections. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. LaJeunesse and Treacy withdrew, with LaJeunesse endorsing Gideon. When that is combined with Maine's unique ranked choice voting system, Collins faces an uphill battle. [32] Eleven days later, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon announced her candidacy, receiving widespread media coverage.

Collins has won each election to this seat with a greater victory margin than the one before it. The election forecast rates eight Republican Senate races as "toss-ups" or "leans." By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. Collins, according to Crystal Ball analysts, has two problems. It might leave @SenatorBrakey alone in the #me02 primary. Crystal Ball's analysis also pointed out that South Carolina's ballot featured only one third-party candidate from the far-right Constitution Party, which may eat into Graham's numbers.

Collins has proposed holding 16 debates, one for every county in Maine, but such a schedule has not been confirmed. 2020 elections. The survey was conducted Sept. 17-20. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In the end, that role was filled by Maine Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, who has recently seen her poll numbers surge amid new allegations of corruption against Collins. [29][30][31] On June 13, 2019, former Maine gubernatorial candidate Betsy Sweet declared her candidacy. Trump carried the 2nd District — and its one electoral vote — four years ago against Hillary Clinton. Senator. Susan Collins trailing Maine Democratic Senate challenger by over 8 points: Poll . In fact, Sabato's team pumped the brakes on releasing these latest changes — which they had finalized Friday morning — after news of the death of Ginsburg broke.