Electoral history of Susan Collins

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This is the electoral history of Susan Collins, the senior United States senator from Maine since 1997. Previously, she was the 1994 Republican nominee for Governor of Maine.

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Maine gubernatorial elections

1994

1994 Maine Gubernatorial Republican Primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins 19,133 21.35%
Republican Sumner Lipman 15,21416.98%
Republican Jasper Wyman14,33515.99%
Republican Judith Foss 11,73413.09%
Republican Paul R. Young10,08811.26%
Republican Mary Adams 7,6788.57%
Republican Charles Webster 6,2206.94%
Republican Pamela Cahill 5,1545.75%
Write-in 670.07%
Total votes89,623 100%
1994 Maine Gubernatorial General Election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Angus King 180,829 35.37%
Democratic Joseph Brennan 172,95133.83%
Republican Susan Collins 117,99023.08%
Green Jonathan Carter 32,6956.39%
Write-in Ed Finks6,5761.29%
Write-in 2670.05%
Total votes511,308 100%
Independent gain from Republican

Maine senatorial elections

1996

1996 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins 53,339 55.50%
Republican W. John Hathaway29,79231.00%
Republican Robert A. G. Monks 12,94313.47%
Write-in 330.03%
Total votes96,107 100%
1996 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins 298,422 49.18%
Democratic Joseph Brennan 266,22643.88%
Green John Rensenbrink 23,4413.86%
Constitution William P. Clarke18,6183.07%
Write-in 700.01%
Total votes606,777 100%
Republican hold

2002

2002 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 74,643 100.00%
Total votes74,643 100%
2002 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 295,041 58.44%
Democratic Chellie Pingree 209,85841.56%
Total votes504,899 100%
Republican hold

2008

2008 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 56,304 99.97%
Write-in 190.03%
Total votes56,323 100%
2008 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 444,300 61.33%
Democratic Tom Allen 279,51038.58%
Write-in 6200.09%
Total votes724,430 100%
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 59,767 100.00%
Total votes59,767 100%
2014 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 413,495 68.46%
Democratic Shenna Bellows 190,24431.50%
Write-in 2690.04%
Total votes604,008 100%
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 87,375 98.79%
Write-in Amy Colter1,0731.21%
Total votes88,448 100.0%
2020 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 417,645 50.98%
Democratic Sara Gideon 347,22342.39%
Independent Lisa Savage40,5794.95%
Independent Max Linn13,5081.65%
Write-in 2280.03%
Total votes819,183 100.0%
Republican hold

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