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190 races on November 3, 2026

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U.S. Senate Maine

General: November 3, 2026

IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Alex Hammer ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidateAdvocate

Ashley Webb is an artist, author, and patient advocate running for U.S. Senate Maine for the first time. She supports healthcare system reform based on her direct patient advocacy experience, rural infrastructure investment in her region, and government accountability. Webb emphasizes constituent services and practical problem-solving in public service.

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No party listedFirst-time candidate

Brent Andrews, an unaffiliated candidate, is running as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maine in his first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Carmen Calabrese ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Cathleen London ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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LFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Chris Lyons ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Christine Gates ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Daira Rodriguez ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Dan Kleban ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Daniel Smeriglio ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Danielle VanHelsing ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

David Evans ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Derek Levasseur ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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UnaffiliatedFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Ethan Alcorn ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Gina Oswald, is running for U.S. Senate Maine for the first time.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Graham Platner ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Jonathan Treacy ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Jordan Wood ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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No party listedFirst-time candidate

Joseph Steinberger is a write-in candidate running for U.S. Senate from Maine on the Faith in Humanity Party ticket for the first time.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Michael Bunker ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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No party listedFirst-time candidate

Turcotte is an unenrolled, write-in candidate running for U.S. Senate in Maine in his first race for federal office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Natasha Alcala ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Nirav Shah ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrewSoftware engineer

Phillip Rench ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Ross LaJeunesse ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DWithdrewNonprofit executive

Shenna Bellows ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026.

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DemocraticFirst-time candidate

Sigrid Ann Olson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Maine in the 2026 general election. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanIdeology 0.12 · Moderate Conservative

Susan Collins is a Republican running for U.S. Senate from Maine. She emphasizes defense and national security, support for veterans, education, and environmental protection.

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UnenrolledFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Timothy Rich ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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Democratic

Troy Dale Jackson is a self-employed logger seeking election to U.S. Senate Maine. He supports Medicare for all, lowering prescription drug costs, raising taxes on billionaires and corporations, and expanding voting and civil rights protections.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Tucker Favreau ran for U.S. Senate Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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U.S. House Maine District 1

General: November 3, 2026

DemocraticIncumbentIdeology -0.42 · ProgressiveFarmer, Businesswoman

Chellie Pingree, the incumbent representative from Maine's 1st District, is running for re-election. The Democrat is a farmer and businesswoman who previously served in the Maine Senate.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Aaron Amede ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewAccount executive

Andrew Piantidosi ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrewBusiness

Elias Bassile ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Eric Small ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Joshua James Duprey ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanFirst-time candidateDefense contractor

Ronald Russell is a defense contractor running for office for the first time. Ronald Russell supports immigration reform and public education.

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DWithdrewBusiness owner

Tiffany Roberts ran for U.S. House Maine District 1 in 2026.

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U.S. House Maine District 2

General: November 3, 2026

IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Danielle VanHelsing ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Dennis O'Connor ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Garret Swazey ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidate

Gregory Ward, running for office for the first time, for Maine District 2.

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RWithdrew

Harold Stewart is a Republican candidate for Maine State Senate District 2 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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GWithdrew

Henry John Bear ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewBusinessman

James Clark ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DIdeology -0.10 · Moderate LiberalWithdrew

Jared Golden ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

John Hiatt ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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No Party AffiliationFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Kevin Ball ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticExecutive

Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat with experience as a journalist and nonprofit executive, is running for the U.S. House from Maine's 2nd District. He emphasizes addressing the cost of living, supporting Medicare for all, protecting workers' rights, and defending democracy.

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RWithdrew

Michael Perkins is a Republican candidate for Maine House of Representatives District 66 in the 2026 election.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Michael Sutton ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanBusiness executive

Paul LePage is a business executive and former Maine governor running for U.S. House District 2. He emphasizes lowering inflation and costs, securing the border, and creating jobs through lower taxes and reduced federal red tape.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Phil Cleaves ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Robert Cross ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Timothy Rich ran for U.S. House Maine District 2 in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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Statewide offices

Governor of Maine

General: November 3, 2026

IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrewEngineer

Alexander Murchison ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanFirst-time candidate

A Republican running for this first Maine Governor race. No additional information about his platform is currently available.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewEducation advocate

Cynthia Soma-Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for Maine House of Representatives District 72 in the 2026 election. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

David Foster ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Derek Levasseur ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Ethan Alcorn ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DemocraticDirector

Pingree, who earned a degree from Brown University, directed the Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. She is running for Governor as a Democrat.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewRace Car Driver

J. Martin Vachon ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DWithdrewConsultant

James Boyle ran for Governor of Maine in 2026.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrewFBI agent, Legal instructor

Jason Cherry ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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GFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Jay Parker Dresser ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

John Glowa ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

John Jenkins ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Karmo Sanders ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Ken Capron ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Kenneth Forrest Pinet ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Maria Aguilo ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Patrick Eisenhart ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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RepublicanFirst-time candidateHealthcare Consultant

Randy Wilcox is a healthcare consultant and Republican running for Governor of Maine in his first gubernatorial campaign. With 20 years managing financial assets for Wall Street firms and 10 years in Medicare insurance, he emphasizes economic recovery and competent state management.

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IndependentBusiness executive

Bennett is running for Governor of Maine as an Independent. A business executive with degrees from Harvard and University of Southern Maine, he previously chaired the Maine Republican Party.

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LFirst-time candidateWithdrew

Richard Light ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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DWithdrew

Sean Faircloth is a Democratic candidate for Maine House of Representatives District 24 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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RFirst-time candidateWithdrewProgram manager

Steven Sheppard ran for Governor of Maine in 2026. This is their first run for office.

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IndependentWithdrewMarketing professional

W. Edward Crockett ran for Governor of Maine in 2026.

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State legislature

Maine House of Representatives