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Sara Gideon wins Maine Democratic primary to face Susan Collins
Democrat Sara Gideon (right) will oppose GOP incumbent Susan Collins on November 3rd.
Republican Susan Collins has shown herself to be a Donald Trump enabler. She needs to go.
It's now up to Maine voters to replace Collins and hopefully pry the US Senate from the grip of "Moscow" Mitch McConnell and the Trump Party.
Democrat Sara Gideon (right) will oppose GOP incumbent Susan Collins on November 3rd.
7/14/20
House Speaker Sara Gideon decisively won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday and will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November in one of the most anticipated races in state history. The Bangor Daily News and its national election results partner, Decision Desk HQ, called the race at 9:06 p.m., when unofficial results showed Gideon with 73.5 percent of votes. It was well over the 50 percent threshold necessary to avoid a ranked-choice runoff. Gideon will now formally go head-to-head with Collins in what is already the most expensive congressional race in Maine’s history. Both candidates are likely to be in the national spotlight as Maine is considered a pivotal state for Republicans looking to hold onto the Senate. Gideon, of Freeport, was considered the favorite going into Election Day, with backing from national Democrats as well as many state legislators. Her campaign has raised an unprecedented $23 million, including $9 million during the second quarter.
Collins is one of national Democrats’ top targets as the party looks to take the U.S. Senate majority back from Republicans. The fourth-term Republican, who won with two-thirds of votes in 2014, angered liberal voters with her 2018 vote to confirm U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, prompting a fundraising spree that raised more than $4 million for her eventual opponent. That money will now be transferred to Gideon.
Republican Susan Collins has shown herself to be a Donald Trump enabler. She needs to go.
It's now up to Maine voters to replace Collins and hopefully pry the US Senate from the grip of "Moscow" Mitch McConnell and the Trump Party.