Platner, Collins Release First Ads Since Mills’s Exit From Maine Senate Race

Who is Graham Platner, the outsider who could unseat Susan Collins?

A Marine, an oysterman, a populist—Graham Platner is the last thing Democrats wanted and just might be Maine’s next senator.

These new ads from Susan Collins and Graham Platner couldn’t be more different

Plenty more political ads are coming with $138 million in advertising time already booked, more than Collins’ record-smashing 2020 race.

'Charade Is Over': New Platner Ad Takes Aim at Collins' 'Symbolic Opposition' to Trump Agenda

US Senate hopeful Graham Platner called out the "performative politics" of his Republican opponent, Sen. Susan Collins, in a campaign ad released Thursday.

Platner, Collins release first ads since Mills’s exit from Maine Senate race

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Democratic challenger Graham Platner are out with dueling campaign ads this week after Gov. Janet Mills’s (D) exit shook up the U.S. Senate race in Maine. The Collins ad, released Tuesday, features the executive director of the Eastport Port Authority, Chris Gardner, praising the senator for her response when a…

Collins Campaign Releases First Television Ad of 2026 Senate Race, Highlighting Eastport Breakwater Rebuild

BANGOR, Maine — Collins for Senator released its first television advertisement of the 2026 campaign cycle, focusing on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ work to secure federal funding for the reconstruction of the Eastport Breakwater after its collapse in 2014. The ad features Chris Gardner, executive director of the Eastport Port Authority, who describes the impact [...] The post Collins Campaign Releases First Television Ad of 2026 Senate Race, Highli…

Maine Senate Race Kicks Off

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Graham Platner (D) “released dueling ads on Thursday in what amounted to a kickoff of the general election,” the New York Times reports. “The ads are strikingly different, with Mr. Platner in full-throated attack mode and Ms. Collins pointing to what she has done for Maine — underscoring what are likely to be some of their central arguments.” “The spots represent the start of a flood of political spending in Maine, …