Electoral history of Susan Collins

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.

Maine gubernatorial elections

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1994

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1994 Maine Gubernatorial Republican Primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins 19,133 21.35%
Republican Sumner Lipman 15,214 16.98%
Republican Jasper Wyman 14,335 15.99%
Republican Judith Foss 11,734 13.09%
Republican Paul R. Young 10,088 11.26%
Republican Mary Adams 7,678 8.57%
Republican Charles Webster 6,220 6.94%
Republican Pamela Cahill 5,154 5.75%
Write-in 67 0.07%
Total votes 89,623 100%
1994 Maine Gubernatorial General Election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Angus King 180,829 35.37%
Democratic Joseph Brennan 172,951 33.83%
Republican Susan Collins 117,990 23.08%
Green Jonathan Carter 32,695 6.39%
Write-in Ed Finks 6,576 1.29%
Write-in 267 0.05%
Total votes 511,308 100%
Independent gain from Republican

Maine senatorial elections

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1996

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1996 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins 53,339 55.50%
Republican W. John Hathaway 29,792 31.00%
Republican Robert A. G. Monks 12,943 13.47%
Write-in 33 0.03%
Total votes 96,107 100%
1996 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins 298,422 49.18%
Democratic Joseph Brennan 266,226 43.88%
Green John Rensenbrink 23,441 3.86%
Constitution William P. Clarke 18,618 3.07%
Write-in 70 0.01%
Total votes 606,777 100%
Republican hold

2002

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2002 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 74,643 100.00%
Total votes 74,643 100%
2002 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 295,041 58.44%
Democratic Chellie Pingree 209,858 41.56%
Total votes 504,899 100%
Republican hold

2008

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2008 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 56,304 99.97%
Write-in 19 0.03%
Total votes 56,323 100%
2008 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 444,300 61.33%
Democratic Tom Allen 279,510 38.58%
Write-in 620 0.09%
Total votes 724,430 100%
Republican hold

2014

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2014 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 59,767 100.00%
Total votes 59,767 100%
2014 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 413,495 68.46%
Democratic Shenna Bellows 190,244 31.50%
Write-in 269 0.04%
Total votes 604,008 100%
Republican hold

2020

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2020 United States Senate election in Maine, Republican Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 87,375 98.79%
Write-in Amy Colter 1,073 1.21%
Total votes 88,448 100.0%
2020 United States Senate election in Maine, General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent) 417,645 50.98%
Democratic Sara Gideon 347,223 42.39%
Independent Lisa Savage 40,579 4.95%
Independent Max Linn 13,508 1.65%
Write-in 228 0.03%
Total votes 819,183 100.0%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "June 14, 1994 Primary Election - Tabulations for Governor, Republican". Maine SOS. June 14, 1994. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "General Election Tabulations - November 8, 1994 - Governor". Maine SOS. November 8, 1994. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Primary Election Results - June 11, 1996 - U.S. Senator, Republican - Summary by County (Secretary of State, State of Maine, U.S.A.)". 2012-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. ^ "Federal Elections 96: 1996 U.S. Senate Results by State". transition.fec.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  5. ^ a b "Federal Elections 2002: U.S. Senate Results". transition.fec.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  6. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Results, 2008-09 Tabulations,2008 Primary Election Tabulations, U.S. Senate - Republican". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  7. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections and Voting, Results, 2008-09 Tabulations". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  8. ^ a b "Tabulations for Elections held in 2014". Maine Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Maine U.S. Senate Republican Primary". Maine Secretary of State. August 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election". Maine Department of Secretary of State. Retrieved December 24, 2020.