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Maine Governor

Governor · Maine

Hannah Pingree held the seat for Democrats, winning by 16.9 points over Bobby Charles.

Hannah PingreeDemocrat · winner
54.4%386,970
Bobby CharlesRepublican
37.5%266,841
Rick BennettIndependent
8.1%57,754
96% of the expected vote counted · 711,565 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 2:46 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

Every county, 2024 to 2026

Each dot is a county, sized by votes cast and colored by who carried it in 2026. Dots above the line moved toward Pingree compared with the 2024 presidential vote; 16 of 16 did. The largest shift among the bigger counties: York, +13.0 points.

R+50R+50R+25R+25EvenEvenD+25D+25D+50D+50Moved toward Democrats ↑↓ Moved toward RepublicansCumberlandYorkPenobscotKennebecAndroscogginHancock2024 presidential margin →2026 margin →

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

The seat's recent races

EvenD+7.72018 GovernorD+13.12022 GovernorD+7.12024 Pres.D+16.92026 Governor

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

By county

CountyShareMarginShift
CumberlandD+44.0+9.2
YorkD+23.3+13.0
PenobscotR+3.0+7.8
KennebecD+10.2+12.9
AndroscogginD+1.9+7.9
HancockD+19.9+8.3
OxfordR+3.5+9.2
AroostookR+19.1+6.6
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SomersetR+19.5+7.2
WaldoD+12.6+9.2
KnoxD+31.4+13.0
LincolnD+18.9+7.8
SagadahocD+28.1+11.8
WashingtonR+14.4+8.7
FranklinR+0.1+8.0
PiscataquisR+24.5+4.3

Bar: share of the state's vote. Shift: change in margin from the 2024 presidential vote, + toward Democrats.

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

Polls against the result

The final average had Pingree ahead by 9.8. Pingree won by 16.9: a 7.1-point miss toward Republicans.

R+10EvenD+10Result D+16.9Final average D+9.8Jul 1Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1Nov 3
  • Poll with Pingree ahead
  • Poll with Charles ahead
  • Final polling average
  • Result
PollsterDatesSamplePingreeCharlesMarginAdjustedMiss vs resultGradeRelease
The New York Times/Siena Universityfield: Pingree, CharlesOct 27–Nov 1714 LV54.839.8D+15—−1.9Anytimes.com ↗
The New York Times/Siena UniversityMain question · in averageOct 27–Nov 1714 LV49.436.6D+12.8D+14.2−4.1Anytimes.com ↗
Emerson College for Poll VaultOct 31–Nov 1600 LV50.340.5D+9.8D+11.4−7.1A+pollvault.substack.com ↗
AtlasIntelOct 28–Nov 1967 LV49.542.1D+7.4D+5.3−9.5Apollstergraph.com ↗
Survey 160field: Pingree, Charles · in averageOct 27–Nov 11,323 LV5341D+12—−4.9—survey160.com ↗
Survey 160field: Pingree, CharlesOct 27–Nov 11,335 RV5341D+12—−4.9—survey160.com ↗
University of New HampshireOct 27–Oct 311,648 LV5140D+11D+10.3−5.9Cscholars.unh.edu ↗
YouGovOct 26–Oct 291,500 LV5345D+8D+7.4−8.9Bd3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
Data for ProgressOct 23–Oct 27652 LV4937D+12—−4.9Bdataforprogress.org ↗
SSRS for CNNOct 20–Oct 26783 LV5339D+14—−2.9Cedition.cnn.com ↗
Marist UniversityMain questionOct 22–Oct 251,449 RV5140D+11—−5.9B+maristpoll.marist.edu ↗
Marist UniversityMain question · in averageOct 22–Oct 251,449 LV4444EvenR+0.8−16.9B+maristpoll.marist.edu ↗
Echelon Insights for NetChoiceOct 16–Oct 23413 LV5138D+13—−3.9Anetchoice.org ↗
Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsMain questionOct 16–Oct 201,689 RV4939D+10—−6.9B+foxnews.com ↗
Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsMain question · in averageOct 16–Oct 201,514 LV4939D+10—−6.9B+foxnews.com ↗
Suffolk UniversityOct 8–Oct 11500 LV4938D+11—−5.9Asuffolk.edu ↗
The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and GovernmentSep 30–Oct 5800 LV4936D+13—−3.9A−washingtonpost.com ↗
Marist UniversityOct 1–Oct 41,505 RV5240D+12—−4.9B+maristpoll.marist.edu ↗
YouGov for CBS NewsSep 23–Oct 11,133 LV5644D+12—−4.9Bcbsnews.com ↗
co/efficientSep 28–Sep 301,240 LV4738D+9—−7.9B+battlegrounds.coefficient.org ↗
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research for AARPSep 20–Sep 22982 LV5239D+13—−3.9Baarp.org ↗
The New York Times/Siena UniversityMain question · in averageSep 15–Sep 22619 LV46.9534.42D+12.5—−4.4Anytimes.com ↗
The New York Times/Siena Universityfield: Pingree, CharlesSep 15–Sep 22619 LV53.4339.23D+14.2—−2.7Anytimes.com ↗
University of New HampshireSep 17–Sep 211,312 LV4840D+8—−8.9Cscholars.unh.edu ↗
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGovAug 28–Sep 14650 LV4938D+11—−5.9Buml.edu ↗
YouGovMain question · in averageSep 2–Sep 81,334 LV4736D+11—−5.9Bd3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
YouGovMain questionSep 2–Sep 81,377 RV4435D+9—−7.9Bd3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗
SSRS for CNNAug 31–Sep 6880 LV5239D+13—−3.9Ccnn.com ↗
Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsAug 6–Aug 101,000 RV4938D+11—−5.9B+foxnews.com ↗
University of New HampshireJul 15–Jul 201,150 LV4935D+14—−2.9Cscholars.unh.edu ↗
Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsJun 23–Jun 271,003 RV5342D+11—−5.9B+foxnews.com ↗
The New York Times/Siena University for Portland Press HeraldMain question · in averageJun 19–Jun 26608 LV49.6336.38D+13.2—−3.7Anytimes.com ↗
The New York Times/Siena University for Portland Press Heraldfield: Pingree, CharlesJun 19–Jun 26608 LV55.3839.62D+15.8—−1.1Anytimes.com ↗

Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).

Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Nov 1, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Hannah Pingree
97%
Robert B. Charles
3%
Projected margin
D+10.3
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Hannah Pingree (D)
Former director of the Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (2008–2010) from the 36th district (2002–2010), and daughter of U.S. Representative Chellie PingreeBobby Charles (R)Rick Bennett (I)
State senator (1996–2004, 2020–present), Republican nominee for ME-2 in 1994 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012

Also on this ballot here

U.S. SenateD+6.1

Results within this state. Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM ET

Changes to this page

  • · Race called for Pingree.