United States Senate election in Maine, 2024
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: March 15, 2024 |
Primary: June 11, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
How to vote |
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Maine |
Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely independent Inside Elections: Solid Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd Maine elections, 2024 U.S. Congress elections, 2024 U.S. Senate elections, 2024 U.S. House elections, 2024 |
Voters in Maine will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024.
The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Angus King (independent), who first took office in 2013.
To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
General election
The primary will occur on June 11, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maine
David Costello is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maine on June 11, 2024.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Maine
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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David Costello | Democratic Party | $47,400 | $4,825 | $42,575 | As of September 30, 2023 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Maine, 2024 | |||||||||
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The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely independent | Likely independent | Likely independent | Likely independent | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Maine in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Maine, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
Maine | U.S. Senate | Qualified party | 2,000 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | TBD | Source |
Maine | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 4,000 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | TBD | Source |
Election history
The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2014.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Susan Collins in round 1 .
Total votes: 819,183 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Linda Wooten (Independent)
- Danielle VanHelsing (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Sara Gideon in round 1 .
Total votes: 162,681 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Treacy (D)
- Cathleen London (D)
- Ross LaJeunesse (D)
- Michael Bunker (D)
- Christine Gates (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. Senate Maine
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Susan Collins in round 1 .
Total votes: 88,448 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Levasseur (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maine
Incumbent Angus King defeated Eric Brakey and Zak Ringelstein in the general election for U.S. Senate Maine on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Angus King (Independent) | 54.3 | 344,575 | |
Eric Brakey (R) | 35.2 | 223,502 | ||
Zak Ringelstein (D) | 10.4 | 66,268 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 64 |
Total votes: 634,409 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alex Hammer (Independent)
- Chris Lyons (L)
2014
On November 4, 2014, Susan Collins (R) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. She defeated Shenna Bellows (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Susan Collins Incumbent | 67% | 413,505 | |
Democratic | Shenna Bellows | 30.8% | 190,254 | |
Other | Other | 0% | 269 | |
Blank | None | 2.1% | 12,968 | |
Total Votes | 616,996 | |||
Source: Maine Secretary of State Official Results |
Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Maine.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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