Knox County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Nicole C. Grohoski, of Ellsworth, is the Democratic state senator for Maine Senate District 7, per Maine Senate Democrats. She is an energy efficiency educator who chairs the Senate Taxation Committee after serving two terms in the Maine House, per Maine Senate Democrats. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Cheryl A. Hewes is the R nominee for Maine Senate District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Nicole Lynn Kalloch, of Rockland, is an independent candidate for the open Maine Senate District 12 seat, per The Maine Monitor. She currently serves on the Rockland City Council, per the Bangor Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Ann H. Matlack, of St. George, is a Democratic candidate for the open Maine Senate District 12 seat, per the campaign site. Matlack is a former state representative for House District 43, which covers St. George, Thomaston, Cushing, South Thomaston and part of Owls Head, per the Midcoast Villager.

Edwin Mitchell, known as Win, is a former Maine conservation law enforcement officer and lobsterman who co-owns Boothbay Craft Brewery Tavern and RV with his wife Lori Mitchell, per the Boothbay Register. Mitchell is running for Senate District 13 as an unenrolled candidate, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Cameron Reny represents Senate District 13, which covers coastal Lincoln County towns, and lives in Bristol, per the Maine Senate member profile. Reny has served in the Senate since the 130th Legislature and serves on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Marine Resources committees, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Holly Eaton represents Deer Isle and the surrounding islands in the Maine House, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. Eaton is self employed, per the same profile. Eaton sits on the Marine Resources and Transportation Committees, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Clifford Noyes, of Southwest Harbor, is running as an unenrolled candidate for Maine House District 15. Noyes serves on the Pemetic School Committee in Southwest Harbor, per Bar Harbor Story. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Joseph M. McLaughlin is a Lincolnville resident who manages long-term and short-term rental properties, per PenBay Pilot. A 2006 graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School with experience in family-owned businesses, he is seeking committee assignments on Labor and Housing and on Taxation, per PenBay Pilot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

D. Michael Ray is the incumbent state representative for House District 40, an Ohio native who settled in Lincolnville and served two decades on town boards including the select board, planning board and Conservation Commission before his 2024 election, per the Maine House of Representatives and The Maine Monitor. He previously worked as a Registered Maine Guide leading kayaking expeditions and with the Mid Coast Council of Governments, and now serves on the House Transportation Committee, per those sources. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Joshua D. Gerritsen is a filmmaker and farmer who grew up in Camden and now lives in Rockport, per PenBay Pilot. He holds a degree in environmental studies and has served on the Lincolnville Select Board, the Waldo County Budget Committee, the Mid-Coast Solid Waste Board of Directors and the Rockport Harbor Strategic Task Force, per PenBay Pilot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Melissa Joy Byer is the R nominee for Maine House District 42 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Valli D. Geiger is the incumbent state representative for House District 42, a Rockland registered nurse who holds a master's degree in sustainable design and has served since her first election in 2020, per the Maine House of Representatives. She sits on the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee and the Labor Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Clinton E. Collamore is an independent candidate for Maine House District 45 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Rebecca M. Stephens is a Waldoboro Select Board member running for House District 45, per Midcoast Villager. She has served as a youth coach and Girl Scouts den leader, volunteered with a local food bank, and previously served on a school board while living in Lincolnville, per Midcoast Villager. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.