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Ads launched by Gideon's campaign that were heavily fueled by the [[progressive]] dark money group "Maine Momentum" attacked [[Susan Collins]] for accepting money from corporate donors, although Gideon does the same thing.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/10/dark_money-fueled_ads_heat_up_maine_senate_battle_141211.html 'Dark Money'-Fueled Ads Heat Up Maine Senate Battle]</ref> Among the ad's misleading/false claims was one alleging that Sen. Collins puts [[Medicare]] in jeopardy, despite the fact that Collins took measures to prevent budget cuts from affecting Medicare.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/maine-dark-money-group-behind-false-ad-tied-to-sara-gideon/ Maine Dark Money Group Behind False Ad Tied to Sara Gideon]</ref>

Ads launched by Gideon's campaign that were heavily fueled by the [[progressive]] dark money group "Maine Momentum" attacked [[Susan Collins]] for accepting money from corporate donors, although Gideon does the same thing.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/10/dark_money-fueled_ads_heat_up_maine_senate_battle_141211.html 'Dark Money'-Fueled Ads Heat Up Maine Senate Battle]</ref> Among the ad's misleading/false claims was one alleging that Sen. Collins puts [[Medicare]] in jeopardy, despite the fact that Collins took measures to prevent budget cuts from affecting Medicare.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/maine-dark-money-group-behind-false-ad-tied-to-sara-gideon/ Maine Dark Money Group Behind False Ad Tied to Sara Gideon]</ref>

====General election results====

===General election results===

Gideon ultimately lost the general election to Sen. Collins by nine percentage points.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/maine/senate/ Maine U.S. Senate results]</ref>

Gideon ultimately lost the general election to Sen. Collins by nine percentage points.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/maine/senate/ Maine U.S. Senate results]</ref>