Graham Platner’s Chances of Beating Susan Collins Dealt Blow in Maine—Poll

A new poll showed GOP Senator Collins with a lead over Platner in the Maine Senate race, viewed as a must-win for Democrats.

Desperate to defeat Susan Collins in 2026, Maine Democrats still haunted by 2020 campaign

Democrats' crushing defeat in 2020 looms over their deliberations about which candidate is best to run against the longtime ...

Despite damaging revelations, Graham Platner, who’s challenging Susan Collins, is resilient

Look, I know it’s a dirty game. I also know that I am trying to do politics in an extremely different way," Platner told the ...
The New RepublicOpinion

Why Is Susan Collins Mixed Up in the Virginia Governor’s Race?

The “pro-choice” Maine Senator used her email list to support embattled Virginia gubernatorial aspirant Winsome Earle-Sears, ...

Susan Collins says Tuesday’s election may be key to ending shutdown

Maine's senior senator says she hopes a public commitment from the Republican majority leader to hold a vote on health care ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins ...
The Hill

Maine Senate race shifts to ‘toss-up’ as Mills enters: Cook Political Report

The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Maine Senate race from “lean Republican” to “toss-up” after Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) launched her bid Tuesday to ...
USA Today

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to run for US Senate in a bid to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins

WASHINGTON - Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced that she will be running for U.S. Senate in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has served as the senator of the Pine Tree state ...