Candidates
Last Updated: 6/19/2026
See all candidates for Maine's 2026 gubernatorial and U.S. Congress races, with party, campaign status, website (where applicable) and Pine Tree Key outreach. The interactive statement comparison currently covers only the gubernatorial race; Congress candidates are listed for information only.
Primary status note: Maine's June 9 primary nominations have been decided. Pine Tree Key now marks party nominees, along with unenrolled candidates who have qualified for the November ballot as active. Candidates who were not nominated, did not qualify for the November ballot, dropped out, or terminated their campaign remain listed for transparency. Detailed archived response pages are shown only where a candidate or campaign provided responses directly to Pine Tree Key.
How I source this information
Party affiliations, ballot access, and campaign status are based on publicly available records from official election and campaign-finance sources. Information may change as filings are updated or election officials publish revised materials.
- Gubernatorial candidates: Maine campaign finance portal mainecampaignfinance.com
- Federal candidates (U.S. Senate and U.S. House): official federal election listings fec.gov
- Maine primary ballot access: Maine Secretary of State's 2026 Primary Candidate List-FINAL
- Primary results and ranked-choice tabulation: Maine Secretary of State's Ranked-Choice Tabulations
- Upcoming Elections: Maine Secretary of State's 2026 Non-Party Candidate List
These records are updated when campaigns file changes, so there can be a delay between public announcements (for example, suspending a campaign or shifting to a different race) and the official status shown here. An asterisk (*) next to a candidate's campaign status indicates that recent public reporting suggests a different status than the most recent official filing Pine Tree Key relies on.
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