Senator Susan Collins<br />Wins Reelection in Maine.<br />According to The Associated Press, Collins<br />secured the win with 51 percent of the vote. .<br />This was the most difficult race of her<br />career, as she was a top target on the Democrat’s<br />path to reclaiming majority in the Senate. .<br />Her Democratic challenger,<br />Sara Gideon, only trailed<br />her by 69,280 votes.<br />Collins’ reelection will be her fifth term<br />representing Maine in the Senate. <br />She initially assumed office in 1997. .<br />Although she’s classified as a Republican,<br />Collins has distanced herself from Trump and<br />developed working relationships with Democrats. .<br />She was one of only two senators in<br />her party to vote against the confirmation<br />of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. .<br />Collins even declined to say whether or not she<br />voted for Trump in the presidential election
