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Who were the 2026 candidates for governor of Maine?

The U.S. midterm elections were held on November 3, 2026. The three candidates in the 2026 Maine gubernatorial election were Hannah Pingree (Democrat), Bobby Charles (Republican), and Rick Bennett (Independent). The current governor, Democrat Janet Mills, is nearing the end of her second term and is not eligible to run for an additional term. Pingree won that race by a comfortable margin.