2 candidates are tracked for Maine Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ester B. Franklin and Joel R. Stetkis. Candidate information follows official Penobscot County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ester B. Franklin (D), Joel R. Stetkis (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine Senate District 3. The Maine Legislature's member directory lists no sitting member among the certified candidates for this seat. 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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Ester B. Franklin is the D nominee for Maine Senate District 3 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.
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Per the campaign site.
Joel Stetkis is a carpenter and county commissioner, per Stetkis's campaign site. Stetkis is the Republican candidate for Senate District 3, per The Maine Monitor, running on a platform of lowering property taxes and energy costs and reducing government waste, per Stetkis's campaign site.
Who is running for Maine Senate District 3 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Maine Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ester B. Franklin and Joel R. Stetkis. Candidate information follows official Penobscot County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Maine Senate District 3 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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