2026 elections · Maine

Maine Governor

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Solid D (Cook: Solid D; Sabato: Likely D; Inside Elections: Solid D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

Governor candidates file with the state, not the FEC, so outside-spending and PAC figures from federal filings do not apply. Money shown is as reported from state filings and is labeled “reported” until re-pulled from the state’s records.

The field

Independent / no party

Rick Bennett

Reported Raised: $926,997.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Republican

Bobby Charles

Reported Raised: $1,842,166.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Democrat

Hannah Pingree

Reported Raised: $4,303,511.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

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