2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Maine races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races on Maine's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address).
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: maine.gov.
Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Susan M. Collins · RepublicanIncumbent
- Troy D. Jackson · Democratic
- Brent Andrews · Write-inWrite-in
- Sigrid Ann Olson · Write-inWrite-in
- Gina Oswald · Write-inWrite-in
- Joseph Steinberger · Write-inWrite-in
- Michael Turcotte · Write-inWrite-in
- Ashley J. Webb · Write-inWrite-in
U.S. House
Maine has 2 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Chellie Pingree · DemocraticIncumbent
- Ronald C. Russell · Republican
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Matthew G. Dunlap · Democratic
- Paul R. LePage · Republican
- Gregory A. Ward · Write-inWrite-in
Statewide offices
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Governor
Statewide
- Rick Bennett · Independent
- Robert B. Charles · Republican
- Hannah M. Pingree · Democratic
- John Glowa · Write-inWrite-in
- Randy Wilcox · Write-inWrite-in
State legislature
186 Maine legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.
Voting in Maine
- Registration deadline
- Register by mail or through a third party so it is received by your town or city by close of business October 13, 2026, or online by 5 p.m. October 13 (21 days before Election Day); through the BMV by October 27. You can register in person through the close of the polls on Election Day (same-day registration).
- Early voting
- Maine has no-excuse absentee voting: absentee ballots are available at the municipal clerk's office 30 days before the election, and you may vote absentee in the presence of the clerk (no application needed) until Thursday, October 29, 2026, unless special circumstances exist.
- ID at the polls
- Maine does not require voters to show ID to vote at the polls. ID (photo or non-photo government document, school photo ID, or a driver's license number or last four SSN digits) is used when registering.
Check your registration and sample ballot (maine.gov)
Sources
- State of Maine Voter Guide (Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, Public record)
- Absentee Guide (Maine Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Maine (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.