Graham Platner received a polling boost in his bid to win the Democratic nomination to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine in the midterm elections . Newsweek reached out to the campaigns of Platner and Governor Janet Mills, his rival in the primary, for comment via email. Democrats view Collins’ seat as one of their top pickup opportunities in the 2026 Senate race. Maine generally leans toward Democrats, having backed former Vice President Kamala Harris by about 7 percentage