2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine House District 70

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Joseph R. Almand

Democratic

Work: Downtown cafe owner (Skowhegan); former carpenter and firefighter

Joseph R. Almand grew up in a Marine Corps family, settled in Skowhegan and worked as a custom furniture carpenter and firefighter before opening a downtown cafe after a serious accident.

Sources for Almand

Candidate guide: Joe Almand (Maine Democratic Party, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Meet Joe (Joe Almand campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jennifer Lynn Poirier

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 70 (since 2020)

Jennifer Lynn Poirier has served as State Representative for District 70 in the Maine Legislature since 2020, a district that includes all or part of Somerset County. Official legislature records list the occupation as Community Living Coordinator.

Poirier's committees

Judiciary (Ranking Member)

Sources for Poirier

Jennifer Lynn Poirier: 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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