Waldo County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Reagan Paul represents Winterport and the surrounding towns in the Maine House, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. Paul is self employed, per the same profile. Paul sits on the Elections and Energy, Utilities and Technology Committees, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Benjamin Hymes represents Waldo and the surrounding towns in the Maine House, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. Hymes is a small business owner and served twenty years on active duty in the United States Navy, per the same profile. Hymes sits on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Kayla M.T. Miller is the D nominee for Maine House District 38 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.

Joseph M. McLaughlin is a Lincolnville resident who manages long-term and short-term rental properties, per PenBay Pilot. A 2006 graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School with experience in family-owned businesses, he is seeking committee assignments on Labor and Housing and on Taxation, per PenBay Pilot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

D. Michael Ray is the incumbent state representative for House District 40, an Ohio native who settled in Lincolnville and served two decades on town boards including the select board, planning board and Conservation Commission before his 2024 election, per the Maine House of Representatives and The Maine Monitor. He previously worked as a Registered Maine Guide leading kayaking expeditions and with the Mid Coast Council of Governments, and now serves on the House Transportation Committee, per those sources. 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.

Paul Flynn represents Maine House District 63, covering Albion, Freedom, Unity Township and part of Winslow, and has served in the 132nd Legislature, per his official Maine House member profile. Flynn serves as a selectman in Albion and is a pastor, and is a member of the Freedom Community Historical Society and Freedom Congregational Church, per the same profile. He sits on the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee, per his official profile. 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.