2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Maine Senate District 8

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Leo C. Kenney

Republican

Work: Owner, SBK Consulting LLC (marketing and sales consulting); former Orono Town Council member

Leo C. Kenney holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maine and runs SBK Consulting, doing demand-generation and consulting work for data and analytics companies including Netezza and Actian; he was also a regional sales representative for Conterra Ultra Broadband. He has served on the Orono Town Council.

Sources for Kenney

Candidate profile: Leo C. Kenney (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Michael Tipping

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 8
Work: State senator; public advocacy professional (formerly Maine People's Alliance and Maine People's Resource Center)

Michael Tipping is the sitting State Senator for District 8 in the Maine Legislature.

Michael Tipping grew up in Orono and studied political science at Dalhousie University. He has worked in public advocacy his whole career, including as spokesperson for statewide referendum campaigns on senior care and the minimum wage and with the Maine People's Alliance, and chairs the Senate Labor Committee in his second term.

Tipping's committees

Labor (Chair)
Taxation

Sources for Tipping

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)
Mike Tipping (Maine Senate Democrats, 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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