For months, Maine’s Democratic state House Speaker Sara Gideon has been running a general election-type Senate challenge against longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins. The Associated Press projected Gideon the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Maine, as early unofficial vote totals showed the House Speaker was far ahead of her more progressive rivals, lobbyist Betsy Sweet and lawyer Bre Kidman. Gideon quickly took to Twitter on Tuesday night to emphasize that "We have 111 days to defeat Susan Collins, and we have to make every moment count." Gideon will now inherit nearly $4 million in crowdfunded contributions raised for Collins’ eventual Democratic challenger. Collins, who faced no opposition in the GOP primary, said she's looking forward to November.

Source: Fox News July 15, 2020 02:23 UTC