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Elections · U.S. Senate · Maine

Graham Platner

Democrat Withdrew from the race

Raised for this seat

$21M

Through June 30, 2026

Cash on hand

$1.8M

Through June 30, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Platner is not on the November ballot for this seat. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are.

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Platner's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

56%from small donors
Small donors
56%$12M
Large donors
42%$8.9M
PACs
1%$272K
Party
<1%$63K
Self-funding
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Other
<1%$49K

Separately, $9.7M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Maine

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 21 days before by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable. A hollow row is a candidate with no filing on record yet, not one who raised nothing. Showing 3 of 10 funded campaigns; every filing is on the race page.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$423K
  • Common Defense Action Fund$219K
  • Maine People$96K
  • National Nurses United for Patient Protection$51K
  • League of Labor Voters$50K
  • Field Team 6$4K

The top 5 committees of the $423K filed in this direction.

Spending to oppose them

$9.2M
  • Pine Tree Results PAC$8.9M
  • SLF PAC$250K
    Republican Senate leadership
  • Lead Maine Committee$103K
  • American Political Action Committee$15K
  • The Sentinel Action Fund$1K
How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

Record in office

Platner has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.