Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofMaine on November 3, 2020.[ 1] The office of theMaine Secretary of State oversaw the election process, includingvoting andvote counting .[ 2]
Tovote by mail , registered Maine voters must have requested a ballot by October 29, 2020.[ 3] As of early October some 339,930 voters had requested mail ballots.[ 4] Each mailed ballot was counted if it had arrived at the relevant clerk's office by 8pm on November 3.[ 5]
All 35 seats of theMaine Senate were up for election. TheDemocratic Party won 22 seats and theRepublican Party won 13 seats. Democrats gained Districts 13 and 34 while Republicans gained District 2.
Maine House of Representatives [ edit ] All 151 seats in theMaine House of Representatives were up for election. The Democrats won 79 seats, Republicans won 66 seats, andindependents won 5 seats.
President and vice president of the United States [ edit ] Maine had 4 electoral votes in theElectoral College .Democrat Joe Biden won 3 electoral votes, the 2 statewide and the1st congressional district , whileRepublican Donald Trump won 1 electoral vote from the2nd congressional district
United States Senate [ edit ] [ 6] One of Maine's twoUnited States Senators was up for election.Incumbent RepublicanSusan Collins won with 51% of the votes.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Both of Maine's seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election. 2 Democrats were elected. No seats changed hands.
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