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Free public service for Maine votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked October 1, 2026General election November 3, 2026

Official choices for every statewide candidate contest

Who is running in Maine?

Maine's official final candidate workbook confirms 5 printed choices across 2 statewide candidate contests for November 3, 2026.

Name source: The official final workbook lists the general-election nominees and nonparty candidate. The separate official withdrawal and replacement record confirms that Troy D. Jackson replaced withdrawn Democratic nominee Graham C. Platner for U.S. Senator. The roster and replacement record were checked October 1, 2026.
View every printed statewide choice as a table

The table presents the same candidates in a compact format.

Printed choices in both Maine statewide candidate contests and their finance source status
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
U.S. SenatorSusan M. CollinsRepublican PartyFEC record matched
U.S. SenatorTroy D. JacksonDemocratic PartyNo comparable federal summary
GovernorRick BennettIndependentState record matched
GovernorRobert B. CharlesRepublican PartyState record matched
GovernorHannah M. PingreeDemocratic PartyState record matched
Separate from printed choices

8 declared statewide write-in candidates

The August 25 official list names six statewide write-in candidates for U.S. Senator and two for Governor. Maine says only declared write-in names are tallied; other names are recorded as blanks. These eight names are separate from the five printed choices. Party or designation text is preserved from the official list. Because declared write-ins qualified for U.S. Senator, that federal contest uses ranked-choice voting.

U.S. Senator

  • Brent Andrews (Unaffiliated)
  • Sigrid Ann Olson (Democrat)
  • Gina Oswald (Independent)
  • Joseph Steinberger (Faith in Humanity)
  • Michael Turcotte (Un-enrolled)
  • Ashley J. Webb (Democratic)

Governor

  • John Glowa (independent/unenrolled)
  • Randy Wilcox (Republican)
Read the official declared write-in list
Verify the roster

Official candidate and election documents

2026 General Election Candidate ListOfficial final Excel workbook listing printed general-election candidates.Post-primary withdrawals and replacementsOfficial record showing Graham C. Platner's withdrawal and Troy D. Jackson's replacement nomination.Declared write-in candidatesOfficial August 25 list with eight statewide names, plus district and county names excluded from this statewide page.Upcoming ElectionsSecretary of State election hub with the November 3 date, final roster, replacement deadlines, write-in deadline, and ranked-choice scope.
Coverage boundary: This page covers candidate contests decided by all Maine voters: U.S. Senator and Governor. U.S. House, Legislature, county, probate, municipal, school, and local contests are excluded. Graham C. Platner is excluded because the official record marks him withdrawn and names Troy D. Jackson as the replacement. No withdrawn, replaced, removed, or local record is restored by inference. Declared write-ins are shown separately from printed choices. The U.S. Senate contest uses ranked-choice voting because it is a federal general-election office with declared write-ins. The Governor contest does not use ranked-choice voting in the general election. No statewide ballot question or statewide judicial election item was confirmed as of October 1; those scope findings appear in the voting section. Read the full coverage boundary.