Older Maine voters may remember the “big box” at the top of the ballot. Until the early 1970s, we had the option of choosing a straight-party ticket by placing a single “X” in the preferred party’s box.

Sen. Mark Kelly joins Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson and Rep. Chellie Pingree for a campaign meet-and-greet in Freeport, Maine, rallying grassroots voters ahead of the midterm elections.

Read all of our coverage of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the Maine Political Report in your inbox or text messages from politics editor Kirby Wilson. The new Marist Poll survey of more than 1,

Poll: Maine Sen. Susan Collins Trails Troy Jackson by 2 Points

Democrats are favored to retake the House, but the fight for the Senate is tighter. Democrats must pick up four seats to retake control. The states to watch: Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.

FNC's Bret Baier runs down the latest "power rankings" based on polls for toss-up Senate races, the closest of which are Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Texas, and Alaska.

Maine independent voter Jeff Heron discusses what residents are thinking as they cast their ballots and the impact independent voters could have on the midterm election on 'America Reports.'

More than 60 former diplomats and top foreign affairs experts are backing Democrat Troy Jackson as he vies for a Maine Senate seat next week against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Sixty-two officials — including former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, former Undersecretary of State for…

The Republican gubernatorial candidate had accepted more than $45,000 in campaign donations that exceeded the $2,075-per-donor limit.