Show Us The Money

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has raised $12.2 million for her 2026 re-election campaign, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings. Individual donors contributed $7.3 million of that total, political committees added another $985,550, and her party chipped in $62,000. Collins carried $2.6 million in cash into the current cycle and has built that reserve to $9.7 million. She has spent $5.1 million so far and carries no loans or debts.

Contributors

Collins' campaign committee, Collins for Senator, drew support from a range of political committees in addition to individual donors. The $985,550 from other political committees represents roughly 8% of her total receipts this cycle. Her party contributions of $62,000 are a modest share of the overall haul. She refunded about $191,000 to individual donors and $11,200 to committees, a routine figure for a high-volume fundraising operation.

Candidate Rankings

Collins is the clear fundraising leader among Maine federal candidates in the 2026 cycle. Her $12.2 million in total receipts puts her well ahead of the field.

Graham Platner, her Democratic challenger for Senate, has raised $16.3 million but carries only $2.2 million in cash on hand compared to Collins' $9.7 million. Among other major Maine congressional fundraising efforts, Democrat Janet Trafton Mills raised $5.8 million with $717,000 cash on hand, Democrat Jordan Wood raised $5.7 million with $423,000 cash on hand, and Democrat Jared Golden raised $2.6 million with $463,000 cash on hand.

Collins alone accounts for roughly 6% of all federal candidate fundraising in Maine in the 2026 cycle, where all federal candidates combined have raised approximately $198.6 million. Democratic candidates in the state number 15 and have raised $38.9 million in total. Republican candidates number 9 and have raised $14.2 million total. Independent candidates number 2 and have raised roughly $61,900 total.

Incumbents vs. Challengers

Incumbents in Maine are outpacing challengers and open-seat candidates by a wide margin in the 2026 cycle. Collins' fundraising total and cash reserve illustrate the financial advantage that sitting officeholders typically hold over those trying to unseat them.

Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of May 20, 2026.

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