Waldo County, Maine

Maine House District 39

2 candidates are tracked for Maine House District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Madison Crissey Cook and Michael J. Nicholson. Candidate information follows official Waldo County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Madison Crissey Cook (D), Michael J. Nicholson (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 39. 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.

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Madison Crissey Cook

Top priorities

Capping property taxes
Creating jobs and building homes
Training for the trades

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Madison Cook is a Belfast native who teaches architecture part time at the University of Maine at Augusta, per her campaign site. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from Tulane University and previously taught at Virginia Tech, and she serves on the Waldo County Tech Center Cooperative Board, per her campaign site. District 39's current representative, Janice Dodge, does not appear on the 2026 candidate list, per the Maine House of Representatives.

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Michael J. Nicholson

Top priorities

Reducing property taxes for families and seniors
Fiscal responsibility, spending only what the state has
Auditing government spending to expose fraud and mismanagement

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Nicholson is a certified real estate appraiser who serves as president of Lighthouse Appraisal 195, LLC, and also runs MJN Contracting Maine as a general contractor employing local tradespeople, per the campaign site. He moved to Maine from a Cleveland, Ohio suburb in 2016 and serves on the Belfast Board of Assessment Review, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Maine House District 39 in 2026?

When is the Maine House District 39 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 Waldo County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Madison Crissey Cook, full profile Michael J. Nicholson, full profile Official Maine election office