Susan Collins Is Always Keeping Score
The gist
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine faces Democrat Troy Jackson in a toss-up race for a sixth term.
The outcome could decide whether Republicans keep their Senate majority.
How it unfolded
- 1996Collins won the Republican nomination to replace Bill Clinton-appointed Defense Secretary William Cohen and defeated Democrat Joe Brennan by slightly more than five points.
- 1997Collins took office; she has never missed a roll-call vote since.
- 2018Collins cast a decisive vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, saying she trusted he wouldn't endanger abortion access; it became a flashpoint after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.