MAINE: SUSAN COLLINS IS OUT AFTER 5 TERMS

🏛️ U.S. SENATE — 🔄 FLIP ✅

🔵 Troy Jackson @TroyJackson207: 366,034 (53.6%)
🔴 Sen. Susan Collins @SenSusanCollins: 316,654 (46.4%)
Collins called Jackson to concede, ending her bid for a sixth term.
🎤 COLLINS: "It has been the honor of my life to serve the people of Maine in the United States Senate." (Maine Morning Star)
💰 Republican groups spent more than $130 million defending her seat (Maine Public).

🏠 GOVERNOR (open) ✅
🔵 Hannah Pingree @PingreeHannah: 377,402 (54.9%)
🔴 Bobby Charles @Bobby4Maine: 254,137 (37.0%)
⚪ Rick Bennett (I): 55,222 (8.0%)
Charles and Bennett both called Pingree to concede (WGME).
🗳️ Turnout: 687,002 so far vs 676,819 in 2022 (+2%, ~92% counted)

🗳️ U.S. HOUSE

✅ ME-1: 🔵 Rep. Chellie Pingree @chelliepingree 246,117 – Ronald Russell 125,671
⏳ ME-2: 🔴 Fmr. Gov. Paul LePage @MainePaulLePage 154,923 – Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress 154,221
Just 702 votes apart with ~89% counted — and Maine uses ranked-choice voting if no one tops 50%.

AP, unofficial.

Collins survived 2020. What was different this time? 👇

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