2026 elections · Maine

Maine U.S. Senate

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss Up (Cook Political Report: Toss Up). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Susan Collins

Raised
$21,371,160
From individuals
$14,243,558
From PACs and other committees
$1,575,454
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$5,388,482
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $5,750,424 to support and $23,706,363 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 27, 2026.

PAC and committee money

489 committees reported giving $2,515,379 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $36K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $24K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $20K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $10K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Troy Dale Jackson

Raised
$20,431,280
From individuals
$18,993,270
From PACs and other committees
$352,306
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$3,956,817
Debts
$1,025,821

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $9,270,702 to support and $48,441,428 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Sept. 28, 2028.

PAC and committee money

35 committees reported giving $212,625 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Susan CollinsRepublican$21,371,160$5,388,482$5,750,424$23,706,363
Troy Dale JacksonDemocrat$20,431,280$3,956,817$9,270,702$48,441,428

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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