Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate · Maine

2 candidates on the ballot.1,2

How this race is decided: Maine uses ranked-choice voting for federal races in the general election, and extra counting rounds are only needed when a race has more than two candidates and no one wins a majority.3,4

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Susan M. Collins
Republican · Incumbent
Currently serves as a U.S. senator from Maine.
Troy D. Jackson
Democratic · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Susan M. CollinsTroy D. Jackson
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2Democratic1,2,5
StatusIncumbent6Challenger
Raised$22,465,218 through October 14, 20267$26,872,874 through October 14, 20268
Cash on hand$2,689,8837$1,596,8718
Outside spending$7,496,261 for · $32,341,354 against9$10,322,955 for · $63,358,164 against10

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Susan M. Collins — 3 issues
  • Small business loans and programs
    Her campaign website says she wrote the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic.11
  • Medicare coverage of new tests and services
    Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
    Her campaign website says she has led legislation to make key telehealth flexibilities permanent in Medicare so patients can see providers from home.11
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Her campaign website says she wrote the Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law in 2025, which it says raised benefits for 2.8 million Americans.11
Troy D. Jackson — 14 issues
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he would work to make the right to abortion federal law.12
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign website says he would work to pass the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in health care, jobs and housing.12
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    His campaign website says he would support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to strengthen federal voting-rights protections.12
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    His campaign website says he would support the PRO Act to make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively.12
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    His campaign website says he would work for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and for public financing of federal campaigns modeled on Maine's Clean Election system.12
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    His campaign website says he supports a comprehensive ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks and would back requiring their covered assets to be sold or placed beyond their control.12
  • Child tax credit
    His campaign website says he would expand the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.12
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    His campaign website says he would defend marriage equality.12
  • Military aid to Israel
    Reduce or end military aid to Israel
    His campaign website says he would stop U.S. funding for Israel's military and that the U.S. government has a responsibility not to enable the suffering in Gaza.12
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    His campaign website says he supports Medicare for All and would cosponsor the Medicare for All Act, calling health care a right.12
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
    His campaign website says he would work to dismantle and abolish ICE and supports an immigration system that respects due process and focuses on real public-safety threats.12
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    His campaign website says he would push for the federal government to negotiate drug prices directly, as Canada, Australia and New Zealand do.12
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Apply the tax to all earnings
    His campaign website says he would lift the cap on earnings subject to the Social Security tax so the wealthiest Americans pay in at the same rate as working people.12
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says he would cut taxes for working and middle-class families and make billionaires and large corporations pay what it calls their fair share.12

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.