Senate 2026 · Maine

Defense coverage

The last Republican-held Senate seat in New England. Below: news reports and opinion columns from the national press that name a candidate in this race, coded to Defense (CAP major topic 16), since collection began in May 2026. A name anywhere in the text counts, so a piece need not be about the race. Pages that are not articles are left out.

Maine

Press

Maine press 1,441National press 1,438Maine + national 2,879

Data sources

All sources 1,446News & opinion 1,438Press releases 8

Candidates

Both candidatesTroy Jackson2Susan Collins81

Policy topics

All topics12 Law and Crime13116 Defense832 Civil Rights719 Immigration6718 Foreign Trade4619 International Affairs346 Education268 Energy2013 Social Welfare183 Health1315 Banking, finance and commerce111 Macroeconomics821 Public Lands717 Technology523 Culture47 Environment414 Housing34 Agriculture210 Transportation25 Labor1Government operations867No policy content15

Group tags are dictionary matches over each headline and the opening of the article — the same term families as the social-group set. Articles naming no group carry none.

← All races