DemocratNo state or federal office held2026 general: counting

Melanie Tompkins

Ran for Maine House District 6 in 2026; the count goes on.

Last margin
−31.4
Lost 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Tompkins has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Tompkins won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Maine House District 6GeneralCountingDonald James Ardell (R)35.4%R+29.3$530R+43.5+14.2
2024Maine House of Representatives, District 6GeneralLostDonald Ardell (R)34.3%R+31.4——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Tompkins’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$530

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Tompkins, Melanie
State
Active

Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Who Tompkins has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)