2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine Senate District 7

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Nicole C. Grohoski

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 7
Work: State senator; energy efficiency educator (Ellsworth)

Nicole C. Grohoski is the sitting State Senator for District 7 in the Maine Legislature.

Nicole C. Grohoski is an energy efficiency educator from Ellsworth who served two terms in the Maine House before joining the Senate in 2022, where she chairs the Taxation Committee. In 2006 she became the first woman to thru-paddle the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and she has served on the trail organization's board.

Grohoski's committees

Energy, Utilities, and Technology
Taxation (Chair)

Sources for Grohoski

Maine Legislature: current member roster (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)
Maine Legislature: committee information (Maine Legislature (Maine Senate; Maine House of Representatives), Public record)
Nicole Grohoski (Maine Senate Democrats, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Nicole Grohoski (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Northern Forest Canoe Trail Thru-paddler to speak in Norway, Maine (Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Cheryl A. Hewes

Republican

Work: Surgical scheduler, Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital; former private school teacher and freelance writer

Cheryl A. Hewes works as a surgical scheduler at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital and previously worked as a private school teacher and freelance writer.

Sources for Hewes

Candidate profile: Cheryl A. Hewes (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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