2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine House District 35

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Debora S. Farnham

Democratic

Work: Retired nonprofit professional (Northern Light Health Foundation; formerly March of Dimes); former Hermon School Committee member

Debora S. Farnham is a lifelong Hermon resident whose career has been in community and nonprofit work, including as community relations manager at a local TV station, as a regional director for the March of Dimes and the American Heart Association, and at the Northern Light Health Foundation, from which she recently retired. She served three terms on the Hermon School Committee.

Sources for Farnham

Candidate guide: Deb Farnham (Maine Democratic Party, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
About (Deb Farnham campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

James E. Thorne

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 35 (since 2020)

James E. Thorne has served as State Representative for District 35 in the Maine Legislature since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Penobscot County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Retired USAF, Advertising, Registered Maine Guide.

Thorne's committees

Marine Resources (Ranking Member)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Sources for Thorne

James E. Thorne: official member information (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)
Maine Legislature: current member roster (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 General Election Candidate List (FINAL) and Declared Write-In Candidates (Maine Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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