Penobscot County, Maine

Maine Senate District 4

2 candidates are tracked for Maine Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lisa G. Kalp and Chad Richard Perkins. Candidate information follows official Penobscot County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Lisa G. Kalp (D), Chad Richard Perkins (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine Senate District 4. 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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot.

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Lisa G. Kalp

Biography

Lisa G. Kalp is the D nominee for Maine Senate District 4 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.

Chad Richard Perkins

Top priorities

Wants to lower energy prices through policies such as repealing solar subsidies and removing hydroelectric production caps
Supports veterans' welfare, drawing on Perkins's own military service and family's service history
Wants to strengthen victim-focused criminal justice policy, drawing on Perkins's law enforcement background

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Chad Richard Perkins, of Dover-Foxcroft, is the Republican state representative for Maine House District 31 and a candidate for Maine Senate District 4, per the campaign site. Perkins is a U.S. Army veteran who worked 17 years in law enforcement in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties, and now works as a consultant in computer forensics, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Maine Senate District 4 in 2026?

When is the Maine Senate District 4 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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Candidate roster from official Penobscot County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Lisa G. Kalp, full profile Chad Richard Perkins, full profile Official Maine election office