Lincoln County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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.

Denise Tepler, of Topsham, is the Democratic state senator for Maine Senate District 24, per Maine Senate Democrats. She previously served as a state representative from 2014 to 2022 and began her public service on the M.S.A.D. #75 school board in 1996, per Maine Senate Democrats. 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.

Jennifer F. Mayher has served as Director of Communications at Lincoln Academy since 2014 and previously worked eight years as a children's librarian at Skidompha Library, per the Lincoln County Democrats. She helped lead a 2005-2006 grassroots effort that led to a retail development cap in Damariscotta, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Kristine A. Poland is an independent candidate for Maine House District 46 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.

Wayne K. Farrin is the incumbent state representative for House District 47, a Jefferson real estate broker and general store owner who attended Southern Maine Vocational Technical College, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2024, he serves on the Marine Resources and State and Local Government committees, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Chester B. Grover III founded Grover Construction in Wiscasset in 2008, where he now works alongside two of his sons, per the Lincoln County News. A 1987 graduate of Wiscasset High School, he is president of the Wiscasset Sno-Goers snowmobile club and treasurer of the central coastal chapter of the Maine Trappers Association, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Erik D. Hobson is the R nominee for Maine House District 48 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.

Michael Lemelin represents Maine House District 53, covering Chelsea, Dresden, Pittston and Randolph, and has served in the 130th, 131st and 132nd Legislatures, per his official Maine House member profile. Lemelin is the ranking Republican member on the Health and Human Services Committee and also serves on the Government Oversight Committee, per the same profile. He chairs the Chelsea Planning Board and serves on the RSU 12 School Board, per his official profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Katrina Smith represents Maine House District 62, covering China, Palermo, Somerville and Windsor, and has served in the 131st and 132nd Legislatures, per her official Maine House member profile. Smith sits on the Ethics Committee, the Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules, and the Rules and Business of the House Committee, per the same profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Pamela Swift is a retired OB-GYN physician who was formerly part owner of the Candlewood Center for Women's Health in Connecticut, completing her residency in 1992 and retiring from practice in 2007, per the Lincoln County News. She holds a bachelor's degree in animal science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, per the same source. Swift is in her third term on the Palermo Select Board and co-founded Glass Horse Farm in Palermo in 2011, where she raises sheep, chickens and pigs, per the Lincoln County News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.