RepublicanNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2016
Donald F. Collins
Last held office: Maine State Senate, District 34 (2014–2018). Ran in 11 elections between 1970 and 2016, winning 10.
- Last margin
- +10.9
- Won 2016
- Elections
- 11
- 1970–2016
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Collins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maine House of Representatives, District 7Maine State Senate, District 31Maine State Senate, District 2Maine State Senate, District 2Maine State Senate, District 34
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Collins has run
Margin: how far Collins finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Maine State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Jonathan Kilbourn (D) | 55.4% | R+10.9 |
| 2014 | Maine State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Gary A. Connor (D), Richard J. Burns (I) | 48.9% | R+11.0 |
| 2014 | Maine State Senate, District 34 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Maine State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Thomas J. Wright (D), Richard J. Burns (I) | 45.6% | R+14.3 |
| 2010 | Maine State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Richard J. Burns (D) | 55.9% | R+11.9 |
| 1990 | Maine State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Maine State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | Charles A. Nadeau (D) | 67.1% | R+34.2 |
| 1986 | Maine State Senate, District 2 | General | Won | James Dunleavy (D) | 63.2% | R+26.3 |
| 1976 | Maine State Senate, District 31 | General | Won | Thomas C. Pooler (D) | 58.9% | R+17.8 |
| 1972 | Maine State Senate, District 31 | General | Lost | Peter S. Kelley (D) | 47.7% | D+4.7 |
| 1970 | Maine House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Peter S. Kelley (D), Ralph W. Allen (R) | 35.2% | D+2.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Collins has held
- Maine State Senate, District 34 · 2014–2018
- Maine State Senate, District 2 · 2010–2014
- Maine State Senate, District 2 · 1986–1992
- Maine State Senate, District 31 · 1976–1978
- Maine House of Representatives, District 7 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Collins has run against
- Jonathan Kilbourn (D) · 2016 election, won
- Gary A. Connor (D) · 2014 election, won
- Thomas J. Wright (D) · 2012 election, won
- Richard J. Burns (D) · 2010 election, won
- Charles A. Nadeau (D) · 1988 election, won
- James Dunleavy (D) · 1986 election, won
- Thomas C. Pooler (D) · 1976 election, won
- Peter S. Kelley (D) · 1972 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive