Susan Collins Sarah Gideon Jared Golden Dale Crafts
Sen. Susan Collins, a longtime Republican incumbent, and Maine's House Speaker Sara Gideon, a Democrat, are waging the most expensive federal campaign in Maine's history. Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and Republican Dale Crafts are competing to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District at a much lower price tag. Candidates, committees and outside groups have garnered upwards of $196 million to persuade Maine citizens how to vote on these two federal races.

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Taxpayer dollars flow through the state on a daily basis, and campaign spending provides one of the only concrete windows into party jockeying for power. As such, the newsroom periodically examines and tracks political and governmental spending occurring in Maine — from how much money a candidate is receiving (and where that money comes from) to how taxpayer dollars are being used (or misused) by government officials.

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