US EditionMaine Gov. Janet Mills kicks off Senate run in critical 2026 race
- On Tuesday, Maine Governor Janet Mills launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate to seek Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins' seat and said she would serve only one six-year term if elected.
- Recruited by party leaders, Mills framed her run as a check on President Donald Trump after their February clash, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging her candidacy.
- A crowded primary already includes more than half a dozen candidates and at least nine other Democrats, with Graham Platner, oyster farmer and military veteran, raising more than $4 million last week.
- The outcome could affect control of the Senate as Democrats view the Maine contest as a key chance to chip away at the Republican 53-seat majority next year, while Republicans target Mills' age and fights with Trump.
- The development sets up a generational clash in the Democratic Party as Mills' entry intensifies tensions and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., backs insurgent candidates amid Maine U.S. Senate history since 1988.
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Drama spikes in critical Sen. Susan Collins' race; victory could give Dems' back power · American Wire News
Outgoing Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, has jumped into the 2026 race to take on Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and this is both good news and bad news for the GOP. On one hand, if Mills, 77, were to beat Collins, 72, she’d become the oldest freshman senator in history, which might not bode well for her. In fact, the age discrepancy has even inspired pushback from her fellow Democrats like former Rep. Susan Wild: Janet Mills is ten year…
Maine's Senate Showdown: The Battle for Collins' Seat
Maine's Senate Showdown: The Battle for Collins' Seat Maine Governor Janet Mills has officially entered the U.S. Senate race, setting her sights on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins' seat in 2026. Mills, a seasoned politician and two-term governor, leads a field of Democrats eager to capitalize on this prime opportunity for a crucial Senate pickup.In her campaign, Mills aims to rally the Democratic base against Collins, who is portrayed…
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The Washington PostIs this top Senate recruit too old to run? Some Democrats think so.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills’s campaign for U.S. Senate has reignited a contentious debate about candidates’ ages in a Democratic Party increasingly eager to inject more youth into its aging ranks.
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