Democrats see Maine governor as best option to unseat Susan Collins

Eyes in Maine are on Gov. Janet Mills (D) as Democrats await a final decision from her on whether she will challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), their top target in the 2026 midterms.

Mills, subject to months of speculation about a possible Senate run as she’s unable to seek a third term in office, is viewed as perhaps Democrats’ best chance of finally ousting Collins after several failed attempts in the past. She cast some doubt in April about whether she would run, though she didn’t definitively rule it out.