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2026 candidates we're tracking in ME-1
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Chellie Pingree
D
Incumbent
Chellie Pingree represents Maine's 1st Congressional District. She is an organic farmer and small business owner on North Haven Island who previously served as a school board member and local tax assessor before her election to the Maine State Senate in 1991, per her congressional office. In Congress she serves on the House Agriculture Committee and is founder and chair of the Slow Fashion Caucus, per the same source.
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Ronald C. Russell
R
Ronald C. Russell is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine's 1st Congressional District as the Republican nominee, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Ronald C. Russell grew up in Fort Fairfield and spent 30 years in the U.S. Army before founding a defense-contracting business, per Maine Public's 2026 candidate-profile reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
About this race
Maine's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Maine primary is Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.