GOP Sen. Susan Collins wins re-election in Maine
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Republican Susan Collins has won a fifth term representing Maine in the U.S. Senate.
Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House, called Collins to concede the race Wednesday morning, Collins announced to supporters soon after. With 75 percent of votes reported, Collins had brought in close to 50 percent of the vote to Gideon's 43.4 percent, The New York Times reported at the time Collins announced victory.
Gideon was among several Democratic Senate challengers predicted to oust Republican incumbents, and raised nearly $40 million to do so in the last fundraising quarter before the election. But like other record-breaking fundraisers, Gideon didn't come close to beating the office-holder. Collins was particularly targeted for her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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