Maine Governor 2026

Election day is November 3, 2026. A statewide contest in Maine.

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About this race

The 2026 Maine gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Janet Mills is ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Although Maine has adopted ranked-choice voting, it is only used for primary and federal general elections. Therefore, the primary was conducted with ranked-choice voting, and the general election will be conducted with the traditional plurality voting system. Primary elections were held on June 9, 2026.

Democrat Hannah Pingree and Republican Bobby Charles won their respective primaries, and will be joined on the ballot by independent Rick Bennett.

Background

Latest coverage of the Maine Governor race

With ranked-choice tabulations underway, here’s what you need to knowMaine Morning Star · 15 Jun 2026Ranked-choice runoffs for governor, 2nd District primaries pushed back to ThursdayMaine Public · 17 Jun 2026Maine releases ranked choice voting primary resultsFairVote · 19 Jun 2026Maine governor, congressional nominations decided after ranked choice votingWABI · 18 Jun 2026First Poll of Maine Governor’s Race Shows Democrat With Wide LeadThe New York Times · 30 Jun 2026Hannah Pingree wins Democratic nomination for Maine governor after ranked-choice countMaine Beacon · 19 Jun 2026Who will replace Graham Platner on the ballot? 7 Democrats to watchPBS · 09 Jul 2026Who will replace Graham Platner and how will the party decide?Maine Morning Star · 07 Jul 2026

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