One candidate is tracked for Maine House District 116 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Samuel Lewis Zager. Candidate information follows official Cumberland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Samuel Lewis Zager (D) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 116; unopposed candidates still appear on Maine ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Samuel Lewis Zager is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Samuel Lewis Zager, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Samuel Lewis Zager is the sitting Democratic state representative for Maine House District 116, of Portland, per the Maine House of Representatives. His occupation is listed as family physician; he is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and Navy veteran who earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He is unopposed in November, per The Maine Monitor. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Who is running for Maine House District 116 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Maine House District 116 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Samuel Lewis Zager. Candidate information follows official Cumberland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Maine House District 116 election in Maine?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Maine are on the Maine election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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