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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. Senate · Maine

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Susan M. Collins

Senator · ME · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+60
does
Veterans' care delivery
analysis
says+50
does
Overall tax level
analysis
says−50
does
Pollution & development
1 voteanalysis
says
does−60
Spending vs. restraint
6 votesanalysis
says
does+62
Public works
analysis
says+80
does
College cost & debt
analysis
says+40
does
Public school funding
analysis
says+60
does
Federal lands & resources
analysis
says+60
does
Federal vs. state/local
6 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Security vs. privacy
6 votesanalysis
says
does−48
Ethics & oversight
analysis
says+60
does
Enforcement & security
6 votesanalysis
says
does−88
Pharmaceutical pricing
analysis
says+80
does
Drugs & enforcement
6 votesanalysis
says
does−50
Land use & zoning
5 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
5 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
analysis
says+50
does
Role of government
6 votesanalysis
says
does+55
Internet & broadband
analysis
says+60
does
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says+60
does+52
gap +8
Refugee & asylum policy
6 votesanalysis
says
does−60
Status for undocumented
6 votesanalysis
says
does−72
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says−40
does−37
gap +3

Money — FEC

$16.2Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Carmen Vincent Calabrese

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Spending vs. restraint · Stated

    The candidate advocates for reducing government spending.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Aid & alliances · Stated

    The candidate advocates for an America First foreign policy.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Public works · Stated

    The candidate supports a nationwide infrastructure renewal program to create jobs.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Role of government · Stated

    The candidate supports reducing the size of the federal government.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Military budget · Stated

    The candidate supports robust funding to ensure the military is the best equipped in the world.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Energy sources · Stated

    The candidate supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy including fossil fuels, nuclear, and solar.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$17.8Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

David Costello

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$154.4Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

David Alan Evans

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$6.4Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Tucker Favreau

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$13.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Dan Kleban

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$458.8Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Andrea Laflamme

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$16.3Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Paige Loud

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$59.9Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Janet Trafton Mills

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$6.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Graham Platner

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$21.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Phillip Rench

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$55.5Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Daira Rodriguez

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$242.6Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Jordan Wood

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$6Mraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 24 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 7 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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