2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine House District 53

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Richard Marc Goldman

Democratic

Work: Retired attorney (bankruptcy, environmental and government law; Augusta)

Richard Marc Goldman is a retired attorney who practiced bankruptcy, environmental, and government and administrative law out of Augusta. He lives in Dresden.

Sources for Goldman

About Richard Goldman (Richard Goldman campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Michael H. Lemelin

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 53 (since 2020)
Work: State representative (third term); chair, Chelsea Planning Board; RSU 12 school board member

Michael H. Lemelin has served as State Representative for District 53 in the Maine Legislature since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Kennebec and Lincoln counties.

Michael H. Lemelin is serving his third term in the Maine House and has chaired the Chelsea Planning Board and served on the RSU 12 school board.

Lemelin's committees

Health and Human Services (Ranking Member)
Government Oversight Committee

Sources for Lemelin

Michael H. Lemelin: 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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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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