Maine Governor

Governor · Maine · Statewide · General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Candidates on the November 3 ballot

Rick Bennett
Independent
Robert B. Charles
Republican
Hannah M. Pingree
Democratic

Source: Maine Secretary of State, 2026 General Election Candidates List (final), certified list (list retrieved 2026-10-30; retrieved 2026-10-30). Reflects post-primary withdrawals and replacement nominations published by the Secretary of State. Order of names does not reflect ballot order. Incumbent tags appear only where the official list marks incumbents. Photos come from the Candidate Alerts database where one is on file; otherwise initials are shown.

Certified candidates

No certified candidates on file for this race in the Candidate Alerts database yet.

Certified candidate list from Candidate Alerts, as of 2026-09-25. Includes candidates the database marks as on the November 3 ballot. Incumbent tags here follow the database.

Past election results

No certified past results for this race are loaded yet.

Demographics

2020 Census demographics by district are not yet published in this data set.

Adults who speak Spanish at home: 1.0% of adults in Maine

0 of 922 precincts are above 50%, and 16 are above 25%. Source: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year block groups, allocated to current precinct shapes by area. Area coverage is good for 57.6% of precincts; treat the rest as approximate.

Poll status

No GOTV Polling public poll has been released for this race.

Map

Statewide race. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (cb_2024_us_state_20m).

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County map: past elections and demographics

Precinct-level maps and tables are on the U.S. House district pages.

County results (17 counties)

County	2024 President		2022 Governor		2020 President
	Margin	Votes	Margin	Votes	Margin	Votes
Androscoggin	R+6.1	58,847	R+0.6	47,019	R+2.8	58,707
Aroostook	R+26.2	35,653	R+17.3	28,632	R+19.9	35,746
Cumberland	D+35.3	192,656	D+40.2	161,851	D+35.7	193,765
Franklin	R+8.2	17,836	D+1.5	14,928	R+3.9	17,390
Hancock	D+11.8	36,253	D+16.1	30,535	D+12.4	35,325
Kennebec	R+2.7	72,886	D+4.1	60,346	D+0.3	71,858
Knox	D+18.6	25,893	D+22.5	22,256	D+19.9	25,734
Lincoln	D+11.3	24,003	D+14.8	20,946	D+10.3	23,594
Oxford	R+12.9	34,590	R+4.9	27,735	R+8.8	33,492
Penobscot	R+10.9	87,073	R+5.3	68,647	R+8.3	85,269
Piscataquis	R+29.2	10,205	R+22.7	8,216	R+26.5	9,908
Sagadahoc	D+16.6	24,456	D+20.9	20,842	D+15.7	24,038
Somerset	R+27.0	28,441	R+18.2	22,816	R+23.4	27,578
Statewide UOCAVA (overseas/military, not assigned to a county)	D+65.8	6,569	D+75.4	1,838	D+65.8	5,719
Waldo	D+3.4	25,130	D+11.5	21,007	D+4.7	24,322
Washington	R+23.5	18,046	R+14.2	14,777	R+19.8	17,357
York	D+10.5	132,838	D+18.3	104,428	D+12.6	129,659

2024 President (Kamala D. Harris vs. Donald J. Trump). Source: Maine Secretary of State, election results by county/municipality (aggregated from towns to counties). Official tabulation, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (first-choice tabulation by municipality).

2022 Governor (Janet T. Mills vs. Paul R. LePage). Source: Maine Secretary of State, election results by county/municipality (aggregated from towns to counties). Official tabulation, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (first-choice tabulation by municipality).

2020 President (Joseph R. Biden vs. Donald J. Trump). Source: Maine Secretary of State, election results by county/municipality (aggregated from towns to counties). Official tabulation, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions (first-choice tabulation by municipality).

County demographics

County	Population	Voting-age pop.	% White non-Hisp.	% Hispanic	% Black	% Asian	Median income*	% Bachelor's+	% 18-29 (of adults)	% 65+	% Homeowners	% Below poverty	% Spanish at home (adults)
Statewide	1,339,573	1,096,351	89.9%	2.2%	1.8%	1.1%	$81k	35.8%	16.8%	22.2%	74.3%	10.8%	1.0%
Androscoggin	113,403	89,821	87.2%	2.2%	5.5%	1.2%	$72k	23.4%	19.5%	18.9%	67.9%	14.4%	1.0%
Aroostook	66,764	54,309	92.6%	1.7%	0.7%	0.3%	$60k	23.4%	14.2%	25.7%	74.6%	14.4%	0.8%
Cumberland	294,468	240,993	85.6%	2.9%	3.3%	2.2%	$103k	52.7%	18.1%	20.1%	70.1%	7.3%	1.4%
Franklin	30,393	25,194	93.1%	1.7%	0.8%	0.6%	$61k	32.0%	19.0%	23.7%	76.3%	12.2%	1.0%
Hancock	51,919	43,444	92.6%	1.8%	0.9%	1.0%	$74k	40.0%	14.3%	26.5%	78.5%	9.9%	0.8%
Kennebec	124,245	100,984	91.8%	2.2%	0.9%	0.9%	$72k	31.9%	18.1%	21.2%	73.7%	11.7%	0.9%
Knox	37,601	31,135	93.2%	1.9%	0.3%	0.5%	$76k	38.9%	13.6%	27.0%	78.3%	8.1%	1.1%
Lincoln	32,083	26,612	92.9%	1.4%	0.9%	0.7%	$79k	39.4%	12.7%	29.0%	82.9%	8.0%	0.8%
Oxford	59,175	48,741	92.2%	1.7%	0.3%	0.7%	$65k	24.0%	13.8%	23.9%	80.6%	13.8%	0.5%
Penobscot	152,905	125,977	91.2%	2.1%	1.1%	1.1%	$71k	30.1%	19.9%	20.0%	70.7%	14.2%	1.1%
Piscataquis	17,159	14,488	92.7%	1.9%	1.0%	0.8%	$62k	21.6%	13.2%	27.3%	78.7%	15.5%	1.2%
Sagadahoc	32,457	26,620	92.1%	2.1%	0.5%	0.6%	$90k	44.0%	13.7%	24.1%	77.2%	10.4%	0.5%
Somerset	50,905	41,527	93.8%	1.5%	0.5%	0.4%	$59k	21.1%	14.7%	23.0%	77.4%	14.2%	0.4%
Statewide UOCAVA (overseas/military, not assigned to a county)
Waldo	38,890	31,957	92.8%	1.6%	0.4%	0.5%	$73k	34.1%	14.5%	24.9%	82.1%	12.0%	0.7%
Washington	27,764	22,572	87.7%	2.6%	0.7%	0.3%	$58k	24.2%	14.8%	25.8%	80.2%	17.1%	1.6%
York	209,441	171,975	90.1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.0%	$93k	35.8%	15.7%	22.1%	77.4%	7.6%	0.9%

Demographics are Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates for block groups, summed to counties. They describe the resident population, not registered or likely voters, and include non-citizens. ACS margins of error are not shown; small counties carry large error. Median income is a household-weighted average of block-group medians, an approximation.

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