As Maine Gov. Janet Mills weighs a challenge to GOP Sen. Susan Collins, three Democratic newcomers have drawn attention for their campaigns.

There’s a bonafide primary contest among Democrats in the Maine race for the U.S. Senate. And one of the leading contestants, Gov. Janet Mills, isn't even an official candidate yet.

The Department of Justice says the detailed data is needed to ensure Maine is accurately maintaining its voter rolls. But Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, says the DOJ is overstepping its bounds as part of a "fishing expedition.

I believe that we need voter ID in our state. We need to show identification for any bank transaction, to obtain a driver’s license, for travel, and sometimes even to get an account at a local water district.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has rejected a second request from the U.S. Department of Justice asking for personal Maine voter data.

The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected.

Maine's top election official has rejected another request from the Trump administration to turn over the state's voter registration data, criticizing the demands as a "fishing expedition" that would compromise voters' personal information.

In local elections, town officials are left to enforce many of Maine's election laws — and sometimes, they don't.

In Maine, this is defined by displaying campaign materials within 250 feet of a voting place on Election Day or during absentee voting. This is a Class E crime, which is a misdemeanor and carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

Senate Democrats need a net gain of four seats in the 2026 midterm elections to take back the majority from Republicans.

Maine's Democrat secretary of state Shenna Bellows admitted residents non-citizens are registered to vote in her state.

Regarding the Sept. 4 report, “West Gardiner’s clerk broke Maine election law, and the state can’t do anything”— as a resident of West Gardiner for almost 20 years, I find this revelation disturbing.