Английская Википедия:2014 United States Senate election in Maine

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsME The 2014 United States Senate election in Maine took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has served in the position since 1997, won reelection to a fourth term in office with 68% of the vote. The primary elections were held on June 10, 2014. As of 2024, this was the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Cumberland and Knox.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Susan Collins, incumbent U.S. Senator

Write-in candidates

• Erick Bennett, conservative activist and director of the Maine Equal Rights Center (unenrolled as a Republican, see Campaign section)

Declined

• Scott D'Amboise, former Lisbon Falls Selectman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012
• Bruce Poliquin, former State Treasurer, candidate for Governor in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 (ran for ME-02)
• Mark Willis, former Maine Republican National Committeeman

Campaign

Maine Republican Party Chairman Rick Bennett was critical of Erick Bennett's campaign, stating that he did not believe Erick would get the necessary signatures to get on the ballot. After making it clear the two men are not related, Rick felt that this would be due to Erick's views as expressed on his Facebook page. These included referring to U.S. Representative Mike Michaud as a "closet homo" and criticism of Nelson Mandela, comparing him to Stalin and Karl Marx. Furthermore, Erick Bennett was convicted in 2003 of assaulting his wife, which was upheld by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, though he maintains his innocence. Rick Bennett stated that Erick's views "do not represent the views of the Republican Party".

Erick Bennett announced before the primary filing deadline on March 17 that he had left the Republican Party and would run as an independent. Maine law, however, requires that an independent candidate must have not been in a political party by March 1 of the election year in order to run as an independent, meaning Bennett cannot legally run as such. The Kennebec Journal has reported that Bennett is a write-in candidate for the Republican nomination.

On April 3, 2014, Collins' campaign announced the joint endorsement of Bath Iron Works' labor unions, which the campaign claimed was the first time the unions issued a joint endorsement as well as the first time they endorsed a Republican candidate for federal office.

Polling

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins	Bruce Poliquin	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	321	± 5.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64%	24%	12%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins	Charlie Summers	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	430	± 4.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58%	31%	—	11%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins	Шаблон:Nowrap conservative	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	430	± 4.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49%	46%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	321	± 5.5%	47%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48%	—	5%
Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	331	± 5.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48%	44%	—	7%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Shenna Bellows, former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine

Declined

• Emily Cain, state senator (ran for ME-02)
• Mike Michaud, U.S. Representative (ran for Governor)

Independents

To qualify as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine, a candidate needs to submit at least 4,000 valid signatures to the secretary of state by June 1. Any independent candidate must not have been enrolled in a political party after March 1 of the year the election occurs.

Former Republican candidate Erick Bennett announced just before the March 17 primary filing deadline that he had left the Republican Party and would run as an independent, but Maine law required him to have unenrolled as a Republican by March 1 to do so. Therefore, he could not legally run as an independent.

Candidates

Declared

• Erick Bennett, conservative activist and director of the Maine Equal Rights Center (unenrolled as a Republican, see Campaign section)

Declined

• Mike Turcotte, adjunct professor at Eastern Maine Community College

General election

Background

Heading into the 2014 cycle, only 12 U.S. Senate elections had involved two major party female nominees in U.S. history.

Candidates

• Susan Collins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Shenna Bellows (Democratic), former executive director of the Maine ACLU

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Shenna Bellows (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	964	± 3.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59%	20%	—	22%
Rasmussen Reports	April 23–25, 2014	830	± 3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 60%	24%	6%	9%
University of New Hampshire	June 12–18, 2014	527	± 4.3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 72%	17%	—	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	1,356	± 2.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 63%	28%	2%	6%
Public Policy Polling*	August 16–18, 2014	679	± 3.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57%	33%	—	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	1,202	± 4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58%	26%	3%	12%
Rasmussen Reports	September 3–4, 2014	750	± 4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59%	31%	2%	7%
University of New Hampshire	September 18–25, 2014	482	± 4.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59%	29%	—	11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,531	± 3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57%	33%	1%	9%
Pan Atlantic SMS	September 23–29, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 68%	25%	—	7%
Bangor Daily News/Ipsos	October 6–12, 2014	540 LV	± 4.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 56%	31%	5%	7%
		903 RV	± 3.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53%	31%	7%	10%
University of New Hampshire	October 15–21, 2014	667	± 3.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 65%	30%	—	4%
Pan Atlantic SMS	October 15–21, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 67%	27%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,177	± 5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 54%	35%	0%	10%
Bangor Daily News/Ipsos	October 23–29, 2014	488	± 5.1%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64%	32%	2%	3%
Maine People's Resource Center	October 31 – November 2, 2014	906	± 3.25%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57%	37%	—	5%

• * Internal poll for Shenna Bellows campaign

With Collins

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Eliot Cutler (I)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	953	± 3.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53%	33%	14%
Maine People's Resource Center	September 8–10, 2013	652	± 3.84%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58%	28%	14%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Stephen King (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	953	± 3.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 54%	31%	15%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Mike Michaud (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,268	± 2.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 54%	36%	10%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Chellie Pingree (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,268	± 2.8%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58%	33%	9%
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	953	± 3.2%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57%	34%	9%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Susan Collins (R)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Maine People's Resource Center	September 8–10, 2013	652	± 3.84%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 60%	26%	15%

With Poliquin

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Bruce Poliquin (R)	Chellie Pingree (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 23–25, 2013	953	± 3.2%	33%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 47%	20%

With Summers

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Charlie Summers (R)	Mike Michaud (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,268	± 2.8%	32%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 57%	12%

Poll source	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Small	Charlie Summers (R)	Chellie Pingree (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,268	± 2.8%	39%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 50%	11%

Results

The election was not close, with Collins winning all 16 of Maine's counties, each by a margin of at least 24 percentage points. Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box write-in with party link Шаблон:Election box total Шаблон:Election box hold with party link no swing Шаблон:Election box end

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 United States elections
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
• 2014 Maine gubernatorial election

External links

• U.S. Senate elections in Maine, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets