Our current Governor, Janet Mills, is termed out of office in 2026, which means an open primary for that seat. Maine has never elected two democratic governors in a row.

There are many democratic candidates already declared for this race ahead of the 2026 primary elections. That list currently includes:

Shenna Bellows, Jason Cherry, Troy Jackson, Angus King III, Kenneth Pinet, Hannah Pingree, and Nirav Shah.

Here is a candidate forum with some of the candidates from Sept 2025.

Susan Collins is once again up for reelection and we need to defeat her with a democratic candidate. This is a highly visible race across the country and multiple candidates have already declared ahead of the 2026 primary.

Natasha Alcala, David Costello, Tucker Favreau, Andrea LaFlamme, Janet Mills, and Graham Platner,

For CD 1, Chellie Pingree and Tiffany Roberts.

For CD 2, Louis Segal, Jordan Wood, and Joseph Baldacci have announced.

TBD

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