Somerset County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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.

Elizabeth M. Caruso is the R nominee for Maine Senate District 5 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.

Robert F. Sullebarger is the D nominee for Maine Senate District 5 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.

Scott Cyrway represents Senate District 16, which includes Waterville, Winslow, Oakland, Albion and Fairfield, and lives in Albion, per the Maine Senate member profile. Cyrway has served in the Maine Legislature since the 127th Legislature and serves on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Patric Aaron Moore is the D nominee for Maine Senate District 16 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.

John Contreni is the D nominee for Maine House District 30 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.

James White represents Guilford and the surrounding towns in the Maine House, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. White works as a gunsmith and served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserve, per the same profile. White sits on the Transportation Committee, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Michael D. Perkins of Oakland previously served three terms in the Maine House and works as a patrol deputy for the Somerset County Sheriff's Department, per Sun Journal. He also owns KMD Driving School in Oakland, drives a school bus for Regional School Unit 18, and has chaired the Oakland Town Council, per Central Maine. He is the Republican candidate for the open Maine House District 66 seat in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Shawn M. Dixon is the R nominee for Maine House District 67 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.

Matthew C. Townsend is a veterinarian who opened his own practice in Fairfield in 2011, per the Kennebec Journal. He has served as chair of the Fairfield Town Council and on the boards of the Maine and Northern New England Veterinary Medical Association and the Humane Society Waterville Area, per the same source. He is the Democratic candidate for the open Maine House District 67 seat in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Amanda Noelle Collamore of Pittsfield works as the TIDC Education and Outreach Manager at the University of Maine, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. She serves as Ranking Member of the Ethics committee and the Housing and Economic Development committee, per the same source. She is the Republican incumbent seeking reelection to Maine House District 68 in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Zachary S. Lejonhud is an electrician and member of IBEW Local 1253 who moved to Pittsfield from Hebron, per Maine AFL-CIO. He is a graduate of the Maine AFL-CIO Worker Candidate Training program, per the same source. He is running as an unenrolled candidate for Maine House District 68 in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Jessica B. Blanchard is the D nominee for Maine House District 69 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.

Dean A. Cray is the incumbent state representative for House District 69, a retired farmer, school bus driver and transportation director from Palmyra, per the Maine House of Representatives. He previously served as a county commissioner and selectman and now sits on the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Joseph R. Almand is the D nominee for Maine House District 70 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.

Jennifer Lynn Poirier is the incumbent state representative for House District 70, a Skowhegan community living coordinator, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2020, she serves as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

John E. Ducharme III is the incumbent state representative for House District 71, a retired banker and Realtor from Madison with a business administration degree from Thomas College and the University of Maine, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2020, he serves as ranking member of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, per that source. He is unopposed on the 2026 general-election ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Cynthia J. Soma-Hernandez, of North Anson, has worked as a teacher, a railroad union president, a Grange Master and a labor coordinator for political campaigns, per The Town Line. She previously ran for the House District 72 seat in 2024, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Douglas Andrew Thomas is the R nominee for Maine House District 72 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.

Daniel J. Simonds is the D nominee for Maine House District 73 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 Soboleski is the incumbent state representative for House District 73, a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Ground Zero 9/11 responder from Phillips, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2022, he serves on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and the Labor Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Russell J. Black is the sitting Republican state senator for Senate District 5, which covers Wilton and surrounding Franklin County towns, and previously served in the Maine House before his Senate service, per the Maine Legislature. He is term-limited out of the Senate in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.