Susan Collins has been reelected to the Senate 57 times.
Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Checked
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
The claim that Collins has been reelected to the Senate 57 times is contradicted by the sources, which show she has won reelection four times (2002, 2008, 2014, 2020) and is seeking a sixth term in 2026. The post's 'just reelected' wording also doesn't match the record, since the 2026 vote had not yet occurred when the claim was checked.
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What was said
… Why do you feel better about men? A few more high quality polls have come out, but it just looks like the country is trending bluer at this moment, and Maine is a blue state that has just reelected Susan Collins 57 times, and so maybe if this is just the nationwide trend and Troy Jackson isn't lighting the house on fire, the people will just be like, this is fine, you know. Mm-hmm. What do you think? …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Collins's official Senate biography states she was reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, which is four reelections, not 57.[2]
Contradicts. The NYT and WMTW report that Collins ran for reelection in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020, and that the 2026 race would be her sixth term, so the count is far below 57.[3][4]
Contradicts. Reuters reports Collins is vying for a 6th term in 2026 and is in a close race with Troy Jackson, so she had not been 'just reelected' as of the check date.[1]
Context. The claim's figure is an exaggeration or joke in the post, which the extraction reproduced as a literal count. The post's own framing ('Maine is a blue state that has just reelected Susan Collins 57 times') refers to Maine's voters, but the record shows only four reelections for Collins.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1PODCAST: Israel votes, Maine's tight Senate race and Harry Kane is crownedreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Aboutcollins.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Susan Collins Is Always Keeping Scorenytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 4Sen. Susan Collins, Troy Jackson square off in third ... - WMTWwmtw.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
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