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Judge of ProbatePaul Aranson (D)
Paul Aranson Democrat
Paul Aranson is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Judge of Probate, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026). No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
SheriffKevin J. Joyce (D)
Kevin J. Joyce Democrat
Kevin J. Joyce is the 50th Sheriff of Cumberland County, first elected in November 2010, per the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office official website. He has served over 36 years with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, beginning his law enforcement career in September 1986 and rising through the ranks to Chief Deputy before his election as sheriff, per the same source. He holds an associate's degree in law enforcement from Southern Maine Technical College and business administration degrees from Husson College, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCommissioner, District 3Amy Leshure (D) · Robert P. Vail (Unenrolled)
Amy Leshure Democrat
- Says her priorities include ending the county's jail contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stabilizing the county jail budget, and improving coordination with state agencies on health services
- Supports increasing construction of workforce housing in population centers alongside conscientious preservation of green spaces
Per the questionnaire.
About Amy Leshure
Amy Leshure is a finance professional living in Freeport with a background in economic development and municipal government, per her Maine Voter Guide candidate profile in the Press Herald. She previously served as vice chair of the Damariscotta select board from 2017 to 2019 and chaired its finance committee, per the same profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Robert P. Vail Unenrolled
Robert P. Vail is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Cumberland County Commissioner, District 3, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026). No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Commissioner, District 4Patricia A. Smith (D)
Patricia A. Smith Democrat
Patricia A. Smith is the sitting Cumberland County Commissioner for District 4, per the Cumberland County official website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Commissioner, District 5Marpheen Chann (D)
Marpheen Chann Democrat
Marpheen Chann became Maine's first Cambodian elected official when he was chosen as an at-large Charter Commissioner for the City of Portland in 2021, per his campaign site. He also served five years on Portland's Planning Board, working on zoning, housing development and sustainability matters, and was born into a refugee family who was later adopted by a working class Maine family, per the same source.
District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 2Stephanie Anderson (Unenrolled) · Jacqueline A. Sartoris (D)
Stephanie Anderson Unenrolled
Stephanie Anderson served as Cumberland County's district attorney for almost 30 years, per the Press Herald. She currently serves as a Cape Elizabeth town councilor and is running as an independent candidate for district attorney, per WGME.
Jacqueline A. Sartoris Democrat
Jacqueline A. Sartoris is the sitting District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 2, covering Cumberland County, per the Cumberland County official website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Cumberland County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateSusan Collins (R) · Troy Jackson (D)
Susan Collins Republican Incumbent
- Use Senate seniority to deliver federal funding for Maine
- Support defense, shipbuilding, health care, and small businesses
- Emphasize bipartisan work and moderate Republican leadership
About Susan Collins
Susan Collins is Maine's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026. First elected in 1996, she is running on seniority, bipartisan dealmaking, federal funding for Maine, defense and shipbuilding, health care, small business, and her long record as a moderate Republican senator.
- Voted to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Supported
- Voted to convict Donald Trump after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Supported
- Voted against the Democratic climate, health-care, and tax package. Opposed
Troy Jackson Democrat
- Lower costs for working families and rural Maine
- Health care and prescription drug affordability
- Take on corporate power and protect reproductive freedom
About Troy Jackson
Troy Jackson is the new Democratic nominee for Maine's 2026 U.S. Senate race, chosen at a special July 25 nominating convention after Graham Platner suspended his campaign and withdrew from the ballot, per the Maine Democratic Party and NPR reporting. A fifth-generation logger from Allagash and president of the Maine Senate from 2018 to 2024, Jackson challenges Senator Susan Collins in November on working-family costs, health care, and rural Maine.
GovernorRick Bennett (Independent) · Hannah Pingree (D) · Bobby Charles (R)
Rick Bennett Independent
- Lowering the cost of living for Maine families
- Building strong public schools
- Reforming state government
Per the campaign site.
About Rick Bennett
Rick Bennett is an independent candidate for Maine governor and a Maine state senator representing District 18, per the Maine Morning Star. A former president of the Maine Senate, he left the Republican Party in 2025 to run for governor as an independent, per the Maine Morning Star.
Hannah Pingree Democrat
- Address affordability, housing, and child care
- Support climate resilience and Maine's coastal economy
- Use legislative and executive-policy experience to manage state government
About Hannah Pingree
Hannah Pingree is the Democratic nominee for Maine governor in 2026, a former speaker of the Maine House and former director of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. Her campaign emphasizes affordability, housing, climate resilience, health care, child care, workforce development, and continuing Democratic executive leadership after Janet Mills.
Bobby Charles Republican
- Lower taxes, costs, and regulatory burdens
- Strengthen public safety and state management
- Promote energy affordability and education accountability
About Bobby Charles
Bobby Charles is the Republican nominee for Maine governor in 2026, a lawyer, author, and former U.S. assistant secretary of state under President George W. Bush. His campaign emphasizes public safety, lower taxes, energy costs, education, state management, and a Republican change message after eight years of Democratic control.
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