Maine voters wanted limits on political spending. What they got was another Big Money race.

By: Ivan Hererra

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 653

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Maine voters didn’t just cap super PAC contributions in 2024, they did it by a landslide. Three out of four said yes to Question 1, a citizen’s initiative that limited campaign contributions to political action committees that make uncoordinated expenditures in support of a candidate to $5,000.

But right now, in the middle of the state’s consequential governor’s race, that cap does not exist. Two super PACs sued the …

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