2026 results · Maine · Maine Governor
Hannah Pingree, the Democrat, holds Maine's governorship for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried Maine by 6.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah PingreeDemocrat | 386,970 | 54.4% | |
| Bobby CharlesRepublican | 266,841 | 37.5% | |
| Rick BennettIndependent | 57,754 | 8.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted711,565 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:55 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:06 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Maine, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 16 counties compared moved 9.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 86% as many votes as in 2024, from 93% in Kennebec County to 75% in Franklin County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Democrats (r = 0.29).
Kennebec County moved most: R+2.7 for president in 2024, D+10.2 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
York County added 12,411 net votes for Pingree against the 2024 margin, 20% of the statewide change
Across the 16 counties compared, the margin moved by 62,454 votes toward Pingree: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- York County+12,411 Pingree
- Kennebec County+8,928 Pingree
- Penobscot County+7,300 Pingree
- Cumberland County+5,003 Pingree
- Androscoggin County+4,550 Pingree
- Aroostook County+4,001 Pingree
- Oxford County+3,441 Pingree
- Somerset County+3,357 Pingree
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Pingree this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Kennebec CountyR+2.7D+10.2
- Androscoggin CountyR+6.1D+1.9
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Maine’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Maine’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 2 of Maine's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 2–0, now 1–1, counting the leader in 1 uncalled seat
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are Hannah Pingree minus Bobby Charles, in points of all votes.