Your Vote 2026

At his campaign launch in Belfast, Bush referred to himself as “a disrupter” and promised to bring economic development to the state by reducing taxes and clearing regulations for more housing development.

Dunlap's campaign launch is trying to tap Democrats' frustration with Golden's approach to President Donald Trump.

Graham Platner is one of eight declared Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, but his campaign has drawn outsize interest for a political newcomer. He's attacking Collins and leaders in the national Democratic Party, who he describes as proxies for a political system abandoning the working class and enriching corporations and wealthy interests.

Daira Rodriguez-Smith, who lives in Biddeford, vowed to bring her auditing and financial accountability skills to DC if elected. She is one of eight Democrats — with more potentially coming — hoping to challenge Collins next fall.

There’s a bonafide primary contest among Democrats in the Maine race for the U.S. Senate. And one of the leading contestants, Gov. Janet Mills, isn't even an official candidate yet.

Dan Kleban is the eighth Democrat to enter the race, although it's unclear how many of them will remain in the contest if Gov. Janet Mills enters the race. His introduction video focuses on his personal story and efforts to build one of the largest breweries in the state.

The well-known progressive from Vermont also used the event to boost two Democratic candidates for statewide office in Maine: former Senate President Troy Jackson, who is running for governor, and U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner.

Oyster farmer and military veteran Graham Platner and gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson are expected to speak at the rally in Portland.

Defeating Susan Collins is Graham Platner’s primary goal, but he and his campaign also signaled that they’re gearing up for a potential fight against power brokers in the Democratic National Committee.

Shah, who says he would run as a Democrat, would join a crowded field of nearly 20 candidates. As director of the Maine CDC, he became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic.