Maine

State overview

U.S. Senate

Target race

DemocratJacksonFlip

About 92% counted

U.S. House

1 target of 2 seats

Democrat1

2 seats · 1 not called

Governor

Target race

DemocratPingree

About 92% counted

Attorney General

Chosen by the legislature

State Senate

19 targets of 35 seats

Democrat 18Republican 10

18 for a majority · 7 not called

State House

60 targets of 151 seats

Democrat 72Republican 37Independent 1

76 for a majority · 41 not called

Source: Associated Press, as of · How we count · Report an error

Target races in Maine

Race type

Race type

Close races

Close races, by the margin between the top two in the latest count

Result

Result

82 targets

U.S. Senate1 target

DemocratJackson, won, Troy Jackson, Preferred53.6%
RepublicanCollins, Susan Collins46.3%

Margin: 50,196 votes (7.3 pts)

681,106 votes cast92% counted

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council , Community Action Alliance , and 11 more

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council , Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , and 10 more

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council , Community Action Alliance , and 11 more

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council , Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , and 10 more

U.S. House1 target

Open seatNot called yet
DemocratDunlap, Matthew Dunlap, Preferred50.0%
RepublicanLePage, Paul LePage50.0%

Margin: 137 votes (<0.1 pts)

307,238 votes cast88% counted

Partners: Food AND Medicine , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine People's Alliance , and 5 more

Partners: Food AND Medicine , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine People's Alliance , and 5 more

Partners: Food AND Medicine , Maine Labor Climate Council , and 6 more

Partners: Food AND Medicine , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine People's Alliance , and 5 more

Governor1 target

DemocratPingree, won, Hannah Pingree, Preferred55.0%
RepublicanCharles, Robert Charles36.9%

IndependentBennett8.0%

Margin: 123,807 votes (18.1 pts)

684,916 votes cast92% counted

Partners: Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , Maine People's Alliance , and 3 more

Partners: Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , Maine People's Alliance , and 3 more

Partners: Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , Maine People's Alliance , and 3 more

Partners: Community Action Alliance , Food AND Medicine , Maine People's Alliance , and 3 more

State legislature79 targets

DemocratWebb, won, Kilton Webb, Preferred52.9%
RepublicanMichel, William St. Michel47.1%

Margin: 315 votes (5.8 pts)

5,471 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Labor Climate Council , and 1 more

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Labor Climate Council , Maine Youth Power

DemocratCluchey, won, Sally Jeane Cluchey, Preferred53.3%
RepublicanGuilmette, David Guilmette46.7%

Margin: 324 votes (6.6 pts)

4,978 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine People's Alliance

Partners: Maine People's Alliance

Partners: Maine People's Alliance

Partners: Maine People's Alliance

DemocratHickman, won, Craig Hickman, Preferred53.7%
RepublicanMcGee, Steven McGee46.3%

Margin: 1,605 votes (7.4 pts)

21,645 votes cast96% counted

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

DemocratHenkelman, won, John Henkelman, Preferred54.7%
RepublicanSimpson, Melissa Simpson45.3%

Margin: 355 votes (9.4 pts)

3,777 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

IndependentFrost, won, Sharon Frost Preferred55.0%
RepublicanBridges, Dexter Bridges45.0%

Margin: 557 votes (10.0 pts)

5,569 votes cast92% counted

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine Labor Climate Council

DemocratHarriman, won, Scott Harriman, Preferred55.5%
RepublicanBeaudoin, Janet Beaudoin44.5%

Margin: 353 votes (11.0 pts)

3,225 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

DemocratRay-Saulis, won, Katrina Couch Ray-Saulis, Preferred55.6%
RepublicanReny, John Reny44.4%

Margin: 457 votes (11.2 pts)

4,117 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Youth Power , Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Youth Power , Maine Labor Climate Council

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Youth Power , and 1 more

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Maine Youth Power , Maine Labor Climate Council

DemocratMajerus-Collins, won, Kiernan Majerus-Collins, Preferred55.6%
RepublicanMartel, Bret Martel44.4%

Margin: 341 votes (11.2 pts)

3,057 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

Partners: Maine People's Alliance , Community Action Alliance , Maine Youth Power

DemocratO'Halloran, won, Dani O'Halloran, Preferred55.9%
RepublicanJude, Patrick Jude44.1%

Margin: 505 votes (11.8 pts)

4,263 votes cast99% counted

Partners: Food AND Medicine

Partners: Food AND Medicine

Partners: Food AND Medicine

Partners: Food AND Medicine

Partners organizing in Maine

At least 15 partners are working in Maine.

  • Maine Labor Climate Council

    Maine Labor Climate Council

    Maine

    A coalition of public and private sector unions addressing climate change and inequality in Maine.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 23 more

  • Maine People's Alliance

    Maine People's Alliance

    Maine

    A community action organization working for a society where everyone has enough and no one is left out.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 61 more

  • Food AND Medicine

    Food AND Medicine

    Maine

    Organizes, educates, and empowers workers and communities in Maine in the fight for economic, social, and racial justice.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 15 more

  • Maine Youth Power

    Maine Youth Power

    Maine

    An inclusive movement of young Mainers building power for human dignity, access, and a livable future.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 15 more

  • Community Action Alliance

    Community Action Alliance

    Maine

    Supports Black and immigrant youth in Maine to lead, advocate, and shape decisions that affect them.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 5 more

  • People Powered Maine

    People Powered Maine

    Maine

    A permanent, volunteer-led grassroots organizing group born out of the 2026 U.S. Senate campaign, working in every Maine county, run by the people who do the work.

    U.S. Senate – ME and 2 more

  • Maine Votes

    Maine Votes

    Maine

    An electoral project of Maine People's Alliance, a community organization founded in Lewiston in 1982 with members in nearly every town in Maine.

    U.S. Senate – ME

  • Battleground Alliance logo

    Battleground Alliance

    National · 19 states

    Leads an effort to win the U.S. House for Democrats by focusing on battleground districts across the country.

    U.S. House AK at-large and 35 more

  • Community Change Voters

    Community Change Voters

    National · 10 states

    Engages hard-to-reach Black, Latino, Native, AAPI, immigrant, and young voters and helps them turn out for progressive candidates.

    U.S. Senate – NC and 16 more

  • People's Action

    People's Action

    National · 7 states

    A national network that builds the power of poor and working people in urban, rural, and suburban areas to win change through issue fights and elections.

    U.S. Senate – NC and 8 more

  • Popular Democracy in Action

    Popular Democracy in Action

    National · 15 states

    Builds a movement for workers, communities of color, and immigrants on issues of economic and racial justice.

    U.S. Senate – OH (special) and 20 more

  • Progressive Vote logo

    Progressive Vote

    National · 10 states

    The political arm of Progressive Democrats of America, a grassroots group founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party.

    U.S. Senate – FL (special) and 10 more

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