https://jamoke.news/topic/maine-senate-raceSusan Collins, Troy Jackson and the battle for Maine's U.S. Senate seat.en-usFri, 06 Nov 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-democrats-want-to-repeal-president-trump-s-tariffs-on-canada-as-a-firshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-democrats-want-to-repeal-president-trump-s-tariffs-on-canada-as-a-firsFri, 06 Nov 2026 02:00:00 +0000In states such as Michigan, Maine and Alaska, peeling back the tariffs also has drawn support from some Republicans.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-democrat-concedes-in-open-race-for-golden-house-seat-in-mainehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-democrat-concedes-in-open-race-for-golden-house-seat-in-maineThu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:04 +0000Democrat Matt Dunlap conceded in the open race to succeed retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D) in Maine, a statement that came around the time the Maine secretary of state's office had announced the race had entered ranked -choice voting. "This ihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-lepage-s-maine-house-race-heads-to-ranked-choice-votinghttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-lepage-s-maine-house-race-heads-to-ranked-choice-votingThu, 05 Nov 2026 17:53:59 +0000Election officials announced Thursday that a competitive Maine House race will be decided by ranked-choice voting, as Republican Paul LePage fights to defeat Democrat Matt Dunlap and flip the district red. The pair’s tight battle to succeedhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-it-was-never-enough-susan-collins-couldn-t-outrun-trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-it-was-never-enough-susan-collins-couldn-t-outrun-trumpThu, 05 Nov 2026 00:51:06 +0000Troy Jackson, a former Democratic state lawmaker, upset Senator Susan Collins, a Republican who had served the state for 30 years.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-jon-ossoff-wins-georgia-2026-senate-election-keeping-seat-for-democrathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-jon-ossoff-wins-georgia-2026-senate-election-keeping-seat-for-democratWed, 04 Nov 2026 01:05:12 +0000Jackson won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing Maine, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-latest-on-tight-races-in-michigan-texas-and-maine-as-voting-underwayhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-latest-on-tight-races-in-michigan-texas-and-maine-as-voting-underwayWed, 04 Nov 2026 00:19:39 +0000Tight midterm races in the states of Michigan, Texas, and Maine are coming to a close. Nikole Killion, Adriana Diaz, and Jericka Duncan have the latest.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-us-voters-share-why-they-cast-their-ballots-from-frustration-with-trumhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-us-voters-share-why-they-cast-their-ballots-from-frustration-with-trumTue, 03 Nov 2026 22:30:16 +0000‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’In the battleground state of Maine, Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in prehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-on-the-ground-in-texas-michigan-and-maine-voters-speak-out-at-polls-onhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-on-the-ground-in-texas-michigan-and-maine-voters-speak-out-at-polls-onTue, 03 Nov 2026 20:21:05 +0000NBC News' Gadi Schwartz reports from Texas, Stephanie Gosk checks in from Michigan and Monica Alba has the latest from Maine on Election Day.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-collins-s-maine-office-vandalized-on-eve-of-electionhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-collins-s-maine-office-vandalized-on-eve-of-electionTue, 03 Nov 2026 19:18:36 +0000A federal constituent service office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was vandalized overnight for the second time within the last two months as the incumbent winds down a tight race to hold on to her seat. Photos obtained by NewsNation showhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-susan-collins-maine-senate-office-vandalized-with-disturbing-graffitihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-susan-collins-maine-senate-office-vandalized-with-disturbing-graffitiTue, 03 Nov 2026 16:44:59 +0000Susan Collins' Biddeford, Maine, office was hit with red paint and the message "BLOOD on her HANDS," marking the second vandalism incident in a month.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-the-final-polls-show-a-blue-surge-can-we-trust-themhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-the-final-polls-show-a-blue-surge-can-we-trust-themMon, 02 Nov 2026 13:43:14 +0000Senate polls show Democrats leading in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Maine and Alaska, with Trump's approval at just 38% across the seven battlegrounds.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-texas-alaska-maine-senate-races-flip-blue-on-ddhq-maphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-texas-alaska-maine-senate-races-flip-blue-on-ddhq-mapMon, 02 Nov 2026 13:25:15 +0000Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) is forecasting Senate races in Texas, Alaska and Maine will flip toward Democrats on Tuesday, enough to put the party in a prime position of winning back the upper chamber.  DDHQ forecasts that Democrats James Talarihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-when-will-we-know-election-outcomes-don-t-hold-your-breathhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-when-will-we-know-election-outcomes-don-t-hold-your-breathMon, 02 Nov 2026 10:04:51 +0000Experts say it could take days and even weeks before winners are known in key states including Maine, Alaska, Arizona and California that could determine who controls Congress.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-can-a-republican-win-in-a-democratic-statehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-can-a-republican-win-in-a-democratic-stateMon, 02 Nov 2026 10:03:15 +0000Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, is running for re-election in Maine, a state that has voted against President Trump three times. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains how Republicans hope that she can distance https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-collins-accuses-schumer-of-pushing-attack-ads-filled-with-outright-liehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-collins-accuses-schumer-of-pushing-attack-ads-filled-with-outright-lieMon, 02 Nov 2026 02:18:02 +0000Collins said Democrats are using a national political strategy to distract voters from local issues, while the latest Fox News poll shows her Maine Senate race tied at 49%.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-editors-notehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-editors-noteMon, 02 Nov 2026 01:02:17 +0000Senate polls show Democrats leading in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Maine and Alaska, with Trump's approval at just 38% across the seven battlegrounds.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-democrats-show-strength-in-final-days-of-race-for-the-senate-new-pollshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-democrats-show-strength-in-final-days-of-race-for-the-senate-new-pollsMon, 02 Nov 2026 00:53:08 +0000Democrats are up in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, have an edge in Alaska and are effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa, new New York Times/Siena polls found.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-ranked-choice-voting-is-a-rank-ideahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-ranked-choice-voting-is-a-rank-ideaSun, 01 Nov 2026 20:14:04 +0000Most U.S. voters who are deciding Senate races Tuesday will pick one candidate. For voters in Alaska and Maine, their ballots instead will offer the chance to rank candidates in what is known as ranked choice voting.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-the-6-races-that-could-decide-senate-controlhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-the-6-races-that-could-decide-senate-controlSat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000The midterm tug-of-war for Senate control will come down to half a dozen coin-toss contests, giving both parties a path to the upper chamber majority. All six seats rated as “toss-ups” by DDHQ — Texas, Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa and Kansas https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-susan-collins-is-always-keeping-scorehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-susan-collins-is-always-keeping-scoreSat, 31 Oct 2026 14:29:18 +0000The long-serving senator has delivered millions of dollars to every corner of her state. But in Maine, people say, it’s best to avoid getting on her bad side.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-home-heating-costs-threaten-to-chill-gop-vote-in-key-senate-raceshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-home-heating-costs-threaten-to-chill-gop-vote-in-key-senate-racesSat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000Democrats running for Senate in Maine, Alaska and New Hampshire are zeroing in on the rising cost of home heating as winter — and Election Day — quickly approach. Republican candidates have been on defense in key Senate battlegrounds, arguihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-can-democrats-win-maha-voters-after-trump-let-them-downhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-can-democrats-win-maha-voters-after-trump-let-them-downSat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:38 +0000The party is hoping they can integrate the public health message with grassroots concern, but leave behind conspiracy theoriesChellie Pingree remembers when she moved to Maine as a teenager in the 1970s – she was one “hippie” among thousandhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-troubling-discovery-on-state-voter-rolls-sparks-action-days-before-midhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-31-troubling-discovery-on-state-voter-rolls-sparks-action-days-before-midSat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:22 +0000A conservative legal group's complaint alleges 3,181 potentially dead voters and 693 duplicate registrations remain on Maine's voter rolls.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-collins-accuses-top-senate-dem-of-blocking-protections-for-maine-lobsthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-collins-accuses-top-senate-dem-of-blocking-protections-for-maine-lobstFri, 30 Oct 2026 17:30:22 +0000Sen. Ted Cruz pledged to advance the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act as Susan Collins accused a Democratic senator of blocking the bill.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-the-status-quo-sucks-affordability-and-trump-loom-over-final-stretch-ohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-the-status-quo-sucks-affordability-and-trump-loom-over-final-stretch-oFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:52 +0000Key contest between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson will gauge how voters feel about Trump 2.0 and rising costsChristian LaMontagne has started slowing his lobster boat down.The 27-year-old fisher spends longer