2026 midterms · State
Maine
Primary Jun 9, 2026 · Ranked-choice voting for federal races · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 4
- candidates listed
- 8
- statements classified
- 28,329
Maine Senate
The closest rating in Maine: held by Republicans (Collins). Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab.
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Toss-upPrimary called
Democrats
- Graham PlatnerDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Susan CollinsRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Governor
Likely DPrimary called
Democrats
- Hannah PingreeDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Bobby CharlesRChallenger · advanced
House races
Two House races, all with a recorded primary result.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Chellie PingreeDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Ronald RussellRChallenger · advanced
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Matt DunlapDOpen seat · advanced
Republicans
- Paul LepageROpen seat · advanced
What the candidates say
Nine of Maine’s nine candidates have 10 or more classified statements. Nine have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Maine’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Graham Platner | D | Senate | Challenger | 783 | 9.6% | 23% | 34% | 1.0% | 5.1% |
| Susan Collins | R | Senate | Incumbent | 8,371 | 0.1% | 13% | 71% | 19% | 35% |
| Hannah Pingree | D | Governor | Challenger | 638 | 0.6% | 13% | 47% | 3.3% | 20% |
| Bobby Charles | R | Governor | Challenger | 4,163 | 8.1% | 20% | 40% | 0.9% | 9.6% |
| Chellie Pingree | D | 1st District | Incumbent | 9,608 | 2.4% | 25% | 75% | 8.1% | 19% |