This race is in the 2026 primaries.
In the 2026 Maine Senate primary, 18 outside groups spent $6.2M: $154K supporting Graham Platner (D), $4.2M opposing Graham Platner, $1.7M supporting Susan Collins (R) and $37,863 opposing Susan Collins.
The result, as reported final count
- DemocraticGraham Platner72.1%Won
- RepublicanSusan Collins100.0%Won
In the 2026 Maine Senate primary, Graham Platner won the Democratic ballot with 72.1% of the vote and Susan Collins won the Republican ballot with 100.0% of the vote.
outside money
- supporting Graham Platner (D)
- $154K
- opposing Graham Platner (D)
- $4.2M
- supporting Susan Collins (R)
- $1.7M
- opposing Susan Collins (R)
- $37,863
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleGraham Platner Democrat
$4.2M$154K$154K supporting Graham Platner · $4.2M opposing Graham Platner
Susan Collins Republican
$37,863$1.7M$1.7M supporting Susan Collins · $37,863 opposing Susan Collins
Janet Mills Democrat
$8,952$8,952 supporting Janet Mills
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Graham Platner
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $21.1M
- Outside money supporting
- $154K
- Outside money opposing
- $4.2M
Susan Collins
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $16.2M
- Outside money supporting
- $1.7M
- Outside money opposing
- $37,863
Janet Mills
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $6.1M
- Outside money supporting
- $8,952
Andrea Laflamme
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $16,254
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 8 Jun 2026
Opposing $250K
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Senate Leadership Fundsupporting Susan Collins$626K
- Lead Maine Committeesupporting Susan Collins$474K
- Clearpath Action Fundsupporting Susan Collins$338K
- Stronger Mainesupporting Susan Collins$288K
- Maine Peoplesupporting Graham Platner$96,485
- National Nurses United for Patient Protectionsupporting Graham Platner$50,606
- Forward Bluesupporting Graham Platner$5,612
- Blue Shift PACsupporting Janet Mills$5,479
Spent opposing a candidate
- Pine Tree Results PACopposing Graham Platner$4.0M
- Senate Leadership Fundopposing Graham Platner$250K
- NRRCopposing Susan Collins$36,250
- Field Team 6opposing Susan Collins$1,271
- Planned Parenthood Votesopposing Susan Collins$342
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Pine Tree Results PAC spent opposing Graham Platner · $4.0M
- Senate Leadership Fund spent supporting Susan Collins · $626K
- Lead Maine Committee spent supporting Susan Collins · $474K
- Clearpath Action Fund spent supporting Susan Collins · $338K
- Stronger Maine spent supporting Susan Collins · $288K
- Senate Leadership Fund spent opposing Graham Platner · $250K
- Maine People spent supporting Graham Platner · $96,485
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection spent supporting Graham Platner · $50,606
- NRRC spent opposing Susan Collins · $36,250
- Stronger America (TX) gave to Pine Tree Results PAC · $3.0M
- Lexington Fund (TX) gave to Pine Tree Results PAC · $1.3M
- One Nation gave to Senate Leadership Fund · $70.7M
- Chevron Corporation gave to Senate Leadership Fund · $3.9M
- Clearpath Action for Conservative Energy gave to Clearpath Action Fund · $4.0M
- Stronger America (VA) gave to Stronger Maine · $1.4M
- Common Sense Leadership Fund gave to Stronger Maine · $500K
- NNU gave to National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $2.5M
- Pine Tree Results PAC spent $4.0M opposing Graham Platner$4.0M
- Stronger America (TX) gave $3.0M to Pine Tree Results PAC$3.0M
- Lexington Fund (TX) gave $1.3M to Pine Tree Results PAC$1.3M
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