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Maine governor election

Election Day: November 3, 2026. Meet the published candidates, compare reported surveys and make your voting plan.

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Maine

Who is on the November ballot?

November 3, 2026 · 3 printed ballot names · alphabetical

Official November list checked .

Registered November write-in candidates

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Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Maine · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Request mail ballot
Passed
Regular absentee requests must reach the municipal clerk by close of business; special circumstances differ.
Official source ↗
Return ballot
3 days left
Voted absentee ballots must reach the municipal clerk by 8 p.m.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

18 survey records

Reported support, with field dates and original sources. Surveys cover 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Simple average, not a forecast

Last 30 days · Same matchup and population · Equal weight per pollster

Reported support · 0–100%

Likely voters

1 poll

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  • Hannah Pingree53.0%
  • Bobby Charles39.0%

14.0 pts between the two highest answers

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 1 surveys and divide by 1. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Likely voters

4 polls

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  • Hannah Pingree48.3%
  • Bobby Charles39.3%
  • Rick Bennett8.3%

9.0 pts between the two highest answers

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 4 surveys and divide by 4. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Registered voters

1 poll

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  • Hannah Pingree52.0%
  • Bobby Charles40.0%
  • Rick Bennett6.0%

12.0 pts between the two highest answers

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 1 surveys and divide by 1. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

How the average works

Each pollster’s latest general-election survey ending within the last 30 days, with equal weight. Reviewed candidate identities join spelling variants; different matchups and voter populations stay separate. Percentages describe reported support, not a chance of winning.

Newest fieldwork appears first. When dates tie, the default favors more pollsters not marked internal or partisan in this 30-day window. Source labels remain visible; this is not a pollster-quality rating. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →

Survey history

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Polling history for the selected matchup3 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%15%30%45%60%Bobby Charles: 39% · CNN/SSRS · Oct 26, 2026 · 783 people surveyed · https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/29/politics/cnn-polls-michigan-maine-texas-kansas-senate-races-midterms-visBobby Charles: 38% · University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov · Sep 14, 2026 · 650 people surveyed · https://www.uml.edu/news/press-releases/2026/09242026-maine-poll.aspxBobby Charles: 40% · The New York Times/Siena University · Jun 26, 2026 · 608 people surveyed · https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/30/polls/times-pph-siena-maine-poll-crosstabs.html#composition-of-the-sampleHannah Pingree: 53% · CNN/SSRS · Oct 26, 2026 · 783 people surveyed · https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/29/politics/cnn-polls-michigan-maine-texas-kansas-senate-races-midterms-visHannah Pingree: 49% · University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov · Sep 14, 2026 · 650 people surveyed · https://www.uml.edu/news/press-releases/2026/09242026-maine-poll.aspxHannah Pingree: 55% · The New York Times/Siena University · Jun 26, 2026 · 608 people surveyed · https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/30/polls/times-pph-siena-maine-poll-crosstabs.html#composition-of-the-sampleJun 26, 2026Oct 26, 2026
Bobby CharlesHannah Pingree

Dots show reported support; connecting lines are not an average or forecast.

How to read this chart

Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Individual survey reports (3)

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.

2026 Maine

CNN/SSRS

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Bobby CharlesRepublican39%
  • Hannah PingreeDemocratic53%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
783 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Internal poll
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Bobby CharlesRepublican38%
  • Hannah PingreeDemocratic49%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
650 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Method
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Bobby CharlesRepublican40%
  • Hannah PingreeDemocratic55%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
608 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Method
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Sponsors
Portland Press Herald
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Internal poll
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Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-30. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 11/1/2026, 2:17:19 AM UTC · 548 survey records
  • House: 11/1/2026, 2:17:19 AM UTC · 184 survey records
  • Governor: 11/1/2026, 2:17:19 AM UTC · 428 survey records
  • National preference: 11/1/2026, 2:17:19 AM UTC · 545 survey records

An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.

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