Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Susan M. Collins

Official portrait of Susan M. Collins
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from Maine (class 2)
Party
Republican
Born
1952
In Congress
Senate since 1997 · 29 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
COLLINS, SUSAN M.
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Maine with the whole state highlighted

Maine

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. Senate · MaineIncumbentWon the general election (50.98%)

FEC candidate ID S6ME00159 · Principal campaign committee: COLLINS FOR SENATOR

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Maine$22,465,217.83General-election nominee
2019–2020U.S. Senate · Maine$27,867,541.38Won the general election (50.98%)
Total raised$27,867,541.38
Total spent$29,200,073.67
Cash on hand$1,295,192.48
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $23,106,874.22PACs and other committees: $2,528,268.36Party committees: $50,136.26Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $2,125,152.17Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $57,110.37
  • Individual contributions$23,106,874.2283%
  • PACs and other committees$2,528,268.369%
  • Party committees$50,136.260%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,125,152.178%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$57,110.370%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations Chairman
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    • Department of Defense
    • Department of Homeland Security Ex Officio
    • Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ex Officio
    • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Ex Officio
    • Energy and Water Development Ex Officio
    • Financial Services and General Government Ex Officio
    • Legislative Branch Ex Officio
    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
    • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Chairman
    • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    • Primary Health and Retirement Security
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

639 committees reported giving $3,588,209.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Susan M. Collins$8,383,534.07
  • Independent expenditures opposing Susan M. Collins$52,593,865.16
  • Electioneering communications naming Susan M. Collins$1,960,277.15
  • Company and union communications to members about Susan M. Collins$51,409.40

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Maine U.S. Senate, 2020 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Susan M. Collins (R)$27,867,541.38$1,295,192.482020-12-31
Sara Gideon (D)$75,629,137.16$11,559,504.422020-12-31
Ross Lajeunesse (D)$791,079.29$0.002020-04-29
Betsy Sweet (D)$758,008.29$0.002020-08-28
Max Linn (I)$544,443.57$14,887.082020-12-31
Lisa Jill Savage (UNK)$208,800.08$7,437.082020-12-31
Jonathan Treacy (D)$36,393.54$0.002019-11-07
Bre Mx. Kidman (D)$23,975.68$3,807.262020-06-24
Derek Allen Levasseur (R)$8,612.80−$333.492020-10-01

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Change ResearchOctober 29 – November 2, 20201,024 (LV)± 3.5%Susan Collins 42% · Sara Gideon 46% · Lisa Savage 7%
Emerson CollegeOctober 29–31, 2020611 (LV)± 3.9%Susan Collins 46% · Sara Gideon 48% · Lisa Savage 5%
SurveyUSAOctober 23–27, 20201007 (LV)± 3.7%Susan Collins 45% · Sara Gideon 46% · Lisa Savage 4%
Colby CollegeOctober 21–25, 2020879 (LV)± 3.3%Susan Collins 43% · Sara Gideon 47% · Lisa Savage 5%
Pan Atlantic ResearchOctober 2–6, 2020600 (LV)± 4.5%Susan Collins 40% · Sara Gideon 47% · Lisa Savage 5%
Critical InsightsSeptember 25 – October 4, 2020466 (LV)± 4.4%Susan Collins 43% · Sara Gideon 44% · Lisa Savage 3%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Maine (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: COLLINS FOR SENATOR.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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