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Facing a 50% tariff proposal on Canadian goods, Maine Republicans Sen. Susan Collins and gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles publicly oppose the move, arguing it would hurt Maine’s intertwined cross-border economy and key industries, while Democrats seize on the issue in a state that Trump carried in 2024.
Democrat Hannah Pingree, endorsed by outgoing Gov. Janet Mills, and Republican Bobby Charles won their party nominations in Maine’s crowded governor’s race after ranked-choice runoffs, setting up a November contest to replace Mills.
Democrat Hannah Pingree and MAGA ally Bobby Charles won their Maine ranked-choice runoffs to become their party’s gubernatorial nominees, setting up a general-election contest to succeed Gov. Janet Mills; independent Rick Bennett also qualified, and the general election will not use ranked-choice voting.