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04259

Who is on the ballot in 04259?

Kennebec County, ME

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

5 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
Governor1U.S. Senate1U.S. House1Local2
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04259 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Kennebec County races

U.S. House, Maine District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
MG
Matthew G. Dunlap
DEM
Biography
Matthew G. Dunlap is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine's 2nd Congressional District as the Democratic nominee, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Matthew G. Dunlap is Maine's state auditor and a former Maine secretary of state who also served in the Maine House of Representatives, per Maine Public's 2026 candidate-profile reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
PR
Paul R. LePage
REP
Biography
Paul R. LePage is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine's 2nd Congressional District as the Republican nominee, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Paul R. LePage is a former Maine governor and former Lewiston mayor, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lower costs and inflation by cutting wasteful federal spending and reducing taxes and regulation
  • Finish border security measures and enforce immigration law
  • Defend Second Amendment rights and protect Social Security and Medicare
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Matthew G. Dunlap (D), Paul R. LePage (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine's 2nd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. The seat is open: Jared F. Golden is not on the list.
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Susan Collins portrait
SC
Susan Collins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Use Senate seniority to deliver federal funding for Maine
  • Support defense, shipbuilding, health care, and small businesses
  • Emphasize bipartisan work and moderate Republican leadership
Key voting record
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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TJ
Troy Jackson
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Lower costs for working families and rural Maine
  • Health care and prescription drug affordability
  • Take on corporate power and protect reproductive freedom
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
RB
Rick Bennett
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering the cost of living for Maine families
  • Building strong public schools
  • Reforming state government
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
HP
Hannah Pingree
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Address affordability, housing, and child care
  • Support climate resilience and Maine's coastal economy
  • Use legislative and executive-policy experience to manage state government
Campaign siteFull profile
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BC
Bobby Charles
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Lower taxes, costs, and regulatory burdens
  • Strengthen public safety and state management
  • Promote energy affordability and education accountability
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Kennebec County

ZIP 04259 sits in Kennebec County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Kennebec County races (28).

Kennebec County Treasurer
2 candidates
County ▾
JL
Joanne L. Mason
DEM
Biography
Joanne L. Mason appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kennebec County Treasurer, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joanne L. Mason.
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MK
Monte K. Sylvester
REP
Biography
Monte K. Sylvester appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kennebec County Treasurer, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Monte K. Sylvester.
Full profile
About this race
Republican nominee Philip R. Wiseman withdrew July 1, 2026 and was replaced by Monte K. Sylvester of China on July 17, 2026, per the Secretary of State's post-primary withdrawal and replacement notice. Joanne L. Mason of Readfield is the certified Democratic nominee. Sitting Treasurer Stacy Kilroy, whose term ends December 31, 2026, is not among the certified candidates for this office, per the county government's website and the Secretary of State's candidate list.
Kennebec County Register of Deeds
2 candidates
County ▾
MJ
Matthew James Boucher
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Matthew James Boucher is the sitting Kennebec County Register of Deeds, per the county government's website. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Matthew James Boucher.
Full profile
KM
Kevin M. Lamoreau
DEM
Biography
Kevin M. Lamoreau appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kennebec County Register of Deeds, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kevin M. Lamoreau.
Full profile
About this race
Matthew James Boucher is the certified Republican nominee and the sitting Register of Deeds; Kevin M. Lamoreau of Augusta is the certified Democratic nominee, per the Secretary of State's November 3, 2026 candidate list and the county government's website.
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