Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will defend a narrow majority in the November 2026 elections a year from now. Below are some of the races to watch as Republicans and Democrats battle ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she is running for the Senate, pitching herself as the Democratic Party's best chance to beat Republican Sen. Susan Collins next fall — and saying she ...

Mills was encouraged to run by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Gov. Janet Mills, D-Me., kicked off her campaign for Senate Tuesday, joining a crowded primary field vying to challenge longtime ...

A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent. By Shane Goldmacher and ...

This isn’t typically a busy political season in Maine, with the primary some eight months away. But Graham Platner — the Down East oyster farmer hoping to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a key ...

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Jonathan Bush, the nephew of one former president and the cousin of another, is seeking to extend his family’s political dynasty as the next Republican governor of Maine. The health care entrepreneur ...

In October 2025, a rumor circulated online that an unnamed woman in Newburgh, Maine, received hundreds of 2025 state referendum ballots alongside her order in an Amazon delivery package. Snopes ...

Authorities in Maine are investigating a claim that hundreds of blank ballots for this year's November election were delivered to a woman as part of her Amazon order. Officials in Ellsworth, a coastal ...

Throughout late-September and into early-October, it hasn't felt like the seasons are changing much in Maine. Warm temperatures have persisted and while the leaves are changing and the evenings are ...

Law enforcement officials in Maine are investigating reports that a woman in rural Penobscot County received a box in the mail containing hundreds of Maine election ballots. The alleged incident ...

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