Congressional candidates campaigning for Donald Trump’s approval

Republican congressional contenders angle to show the most loyalty to Trump

In Maine's 2nd Congressional District, Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts call for independent presidential candidate Justin Amash to quit the race and back Trump.

Republicans seeking U.S. House seat criticize Gov. Mills’ plan

Three contenders in Maine's 2nd Congressional District call for state to reopen more quickly than the governor's plan envisions.

When protesters gathered in Augusta, one candidate stayed home with her sign

Bangor's Adrienne Bennett held a virtual protest rather than risk attending a rally in Augusta calling for the state to reopen, a position she endorsed.

Republican primary challengers faltering in race for campaign cash

Auburn's Eric Brakey has taken in the most money for his campaign but he trails far behind U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat.

Maine congressional race turns hot after Trump scorches an Eric Brakey ally

Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts, challenging Brakey in Maine congressional primary, tie him to a Republican congressman Trump said should be thrown out of the GOP.

Eric Brakey denounces $2.2 trillion relief bill as a ‘rotten deal for the American people’

Eric Brakey is alone among the three Republicans in Maine's 2nd District congressional primary in rejecting the compromise bill that won unanimous backing in the U.S. Senate.

Republican congressional contenders clash over appropriate campaigning during emergency

Adrienne Bennett accused Eric Brakey of putting elderly and sick at risk from COVID-19 by knocking on doors in a bid to gain more 2nd District votes.

Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump

The Republican congressional hopeful once called him "a disaster," but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as "the best president in my lifetime."

Eric Brakey holds fundraising lead in race for 2nd Congressional District

He will join two other Republicans in a debate Thursday at Lewiston Middle School.