“I just think it’s too early to make that kind of decision,” said Sen. Susan Collins. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Elections Collins will decide on reelection bid by end of year

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday said she is preparing to launch her reelection campaign for 2020 but hasn’t yet made a final decision.

“I’m getting ready to run,” Collins said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But frankly, I just think it’s too early to make that kind of decision. But I am getting prepared, and I'll make a final decision toward the end of this year.”


Collins’ vote in favor of confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court set off a small-dollar-range donating spree for the Democrat who ends up running against her. A half-dozen were already considering runs, as of October.

In her past three reelection campaigns, the moderate Republican has won by increasing margins, winning broad bipartisan support, improving from 49 percent in her first Senate election in 1996 to 68 percent in 2014.

Two Republican senators, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Pat Roberts of Kansas, have said they will not seek another term in 2020.