Take Action: Maine

Senate (Flip); ME-02 (Golden - D)

Useating Republican Senator Susan Collins is the major story in Maine. Collins, often criticized for claiming independence while voting consistently with the Trump administration, faces a competitive race. Leading Democratic contenders are Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran, and former Governor Janet Mills. Platner has outraised other challengers and positions himself as an economic populist supporting single-payer healthcare and an end to all military aid to Israel. Though Collins maintains a considerable war chest, the Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up.

Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is another key battleground. With incumbent Jared Golden not seeking reelection, four Democrats are competing in the June 9 primary. The likely Republican nominee is former Governor Paul LePage, endorsed by President Trump and Speaker Johnson.

COMPETITIVE ME RACES

State	District	Incumbent	Party in Power	Partisan Lean	Cook Rating	Primary Date	Dem Candidate	FECID_Dem	$ Raised (Dem)	Rep Candidate	FECID_Rep	$ Raised (Rep)	Red District Project
Alaska	AK-AL	Nick Begich III	Republican	R+6	Likely R	18-Aug-26				Nick Begich III	H2AK01083	$3,227,988
Arizona	AZ-01	OPEN (David Schweikert)	Republican	R+1	Toss Up	21-Jul-26							Yes
Arizona	AZ-02	Eli Crane	Republican	R+7	Likely R	21-Jul-26				Eli Crane	H2AZ01354	$5,569,196
Arizona	AZ-06	Juan Ciscomani	Republican	EVEN	Toss Up	21-Jul-26				Juan Ciscomani	H2AZ02360	$3,944,898	Yes
California	CA-13	Adam Gray	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	2-Jun-26	Adam Gray	H2CA13115	$2,321,497
California	CA-22	David Valadao	Republican	D+1	Toss Up	2-Jun-26				David Valadao	H2CA20094	$3,062,912	Yes
California	CA-45	Derek Tran	Democratic	D+3	Lean D	2-Jun-26	Derek Tran	H4CA45170	$3,032,585
California	CA-48	OPEN (Darrell Issa)	Republican	D+2	Lean D	2-Jun-26
Colorado	CO-08	Gabe Evans	Republican	EVEN	Toss Up	2-Jun-26				Gabe Evans	H4CO08034	$3,054,210	Yes
Florida	FL-07	Cory Mills	Republican	R+5	Likely R	18-Aug-26				Cory Mills	H2FL07156	$730,719
Florida	FL-13	Anna Paulina Luna	Republican	R+5	Likely R	18-Aug-26				Anna Paulina Luna	H0FL13158	$1,747,547
Florida	FL-23	Jared Moskowitz	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	18-Aug-26	Jared Moskowitz	H2FL22171	$1,286,355
Iowa	IA-01	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Republican	R+4	Toss Up	2-Jun-26				Mariannette Miller-Meeks	H8IA02043	$4,255,011
Iowa	IA-02	OPEN (Ashley Hinson)	Republican	R+4	Likely R	2-Jun-26
Iowa	IA-03	Zach Nunn	Republican	R+2	Toss Up	2-Jun-26	Sarah Trone Garriott	H6IA03268	$1,388,457	Zach Nunn	H2IA03119	$2,614,980
Maine	ME-02	OPEN (Jared Golden)	Democratic	R+4	Likely R	9-Jun-26
Michigan	MI-04	Bill Huizenga	Republican	R+3	Likely R	4-Aug-26				Bill Huizenga	H0MI02094	$2,362,736
Michigan	MI-07	Tom Barrett	Republican	EVEN	Toss Up	4-Aug-26				Tom Barrett	H2MI07123	$3,783,617
Michigan	MI-08	Kristen McDonald Rivet	Democratic	R+1	Lean D	4-Aug-26	Kristen McDonald Rivet	H4MI08218	$3,305,120
Michigan	MI-10	OPEN (John James)	Republican	R+3	Lean R	4-Aug-26
North Carolina	NC-01	Don Davis	Democratic	R+5	Lean R	3-Mar-26	Don Davis	H2NC02287	$2,204,686	Laurie Buckhout	H4NC01137	$2,273,362
Nebraska	NE-02	OPEN (Don Bacon)	Republican	D+3	Lean D	12-May-26
New Jersey	NJ-07	Thomas Kean	Republican	EVEN	Toss Up	2-Jun-26				Thomas Kean	H0NJ07261	$3,246,540
New Jersey	NJ-09	Nellie Pou	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	2-Jun-26	Nellie Pou	H4NJ09194	$1,773,275
New Mexico	NM-02	Gabe Vasquez	Democratic	EVEN	Lean D	2-Jun-26	Gabe Vasquez	H2NM02191	$1,997,815
Nevada	NV-03	Susie Lee	Democratic	D+1	Lean D	9-Jun-26	Susie Lee	H6NV04020	$2,463,467
New York	NY-03	Tom Suozzi	Democratic	EVEN	Lean D	23-Jun-26	Tom Suozzi	H6NY03247	$3,246,484
New York	NY-04	Laura Gillen	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	23-Jun-26	Laura Gillen	H2NY04244	$2,858,865
New York	NY-17	Mike Lawler	Republican	D+1	Toss Up	23-Jun-26				Mike Lawler	H2NY17162	$5,209,723
New York	NY-19	Josh Riley	Democratic	D+1	Lean D	23-Jun-26	Josh Riley	H8NY22177	$3,129,176
Ohio	OH-01	Greg Landsman	Democratic	R+1	Toss Up	5-May-26	Greg Landsman	H2OH01194	$1,828,892
Ohio	OH-09	Marcy Kaptur	Democratic	R+5	Toss Up	5-May-26	Marcy Kaptur	H2OH09031	$1,715,103
Ohio	OH-13	Emilia Sykes	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	5-May-26	Emilia Sykes	H2OH13264	$1,840,008
Pennsylvania	PA-01	Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	D+1	Likely R	19-May-26				Brian Fitzpatrick	H6PA08277	$4,286,172
Pennsylvania	PA-07	Ryan MacKenzie	Republican	R+1	Toss Up	19-May-26				Ryan MacKenzie	H8PA15195	$2,577,819
Pennsylvania	PA-08	Rob Bresnahan	Republican	R+4	Lean R	19-May-26				Rob Bresnahan	H4PA08124	$2,998,394
Pennsylvania	PA-10	Scott Perry	Republican	R+3	Toss Up	19-May-26				Scott Perry	H2PA04135	$2,880,657
Texas	TX-28	Henry Cuellar	Democratic	R+3	Lean D	3-Mar-26	Henry Cuellar	H2TX23082	$1,189,858	Tano Tijerina	H6TX28124	$427,768
Texas	TX-34	Vicente Gonzalez	Democratic	R+3	Toss Up	3-Mar-26	Vicente Gonzalez	H6TX15162	$1,916,886	Eric Flores	H6TX34080	$1,415,921
Virginia	VA-01	Rob Wittman	Republican	R+3	Lean R	16-Jun-26				Rob Wittman	H8VA01147	$2,480,082
Virginia	VA-02	Jen Kiggans	Republican	EVEN	Toss Up	16-Jun-26				Jen Kiggans	H2VA02064	$3,578,435
Virginia	VA-07	Eugene Vindman	Democratic	D+2	Lean D	16-Jun-26	Eugene Vindman	H4VA07234	$7,044,268
Washington	WA-03	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Democratic	R+2	Toss Up	4-Aug-26	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	H2WA03217	$3,240,473
Wisconsin	WI-01	Bryan Steil	Republican	R+2	Likely R	11-Aug-26				Bryan Steil	H8WI01156	$3,443,146
Wisconsin	WI-03	Derrick Van Orden	Republican	R+3	Toss Up	11-Aug-26				Derrick Van Orden	H0WI03175	$4,348,058

Jordan Wood, former chief of staff to Rep. Katie Porter, has raised the most funds among the Democratic candidates in ME-02. Wood also previously served as vice president of End Citizens United.
ME-02 remains highly competitive: Golden narrowly won reelection in 2024, 50.35% to 49.65%. The district has voted for Donald Trump in the last three presidential elections, making it one of the few districts to support Trump while electing a Democrat to the House.
Maine’s economy is struggling due to tariffs and declining cross-border tourism, with key industries such as lobster fishing and other fisheries reporting growing anxiety.
Recent ICE activity, including “Operation Catch of the Day,” has raised concern in communities across the state.
Healthcare access is under significant strain due to provisions in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Medicaid cuts threaten hospitals, school programs, and nursing homes.