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04686

Who is on the ballot in 04686?

Washington County, ME

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

7 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
Governor1U.S. Senate1U.S. House1Local4
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U.S. House, Maine District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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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
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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
Troy Jackson portrait
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 ▾
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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 Washington County

ZIP 04686 sits in Washington County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Washington County races (13).

Washington County Judge of Probate
1 candidate
County ▾
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Dennis L. Mahar
DEM
Biography
Dennis L. Mahar is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Washington 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Dennis L. Mahar is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
Washington County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tammy C. Gay
REP
Biography
Tammy C. Gay serves as the Register of Deeds for Washington County, elected to the position in 2023, per the Washington County government website. Gay, who grew up in Pembroke, graduated from Washington Academy in 1989 and from the University of Maine at Machias with a degree in business management, and was appointed deputy register of deeds in 2008 before Gay's election as register, per the Washington County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Tammy C. Gay is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
Washington County Register of Probate
1 candidate
County ▾
DM
Darlene M. Perry
REP
Biography
Darlene M. Perry is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Washington County Register 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.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Darlene M. Perry is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
Washington County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Michael L. Crabtree
REP
Biography
Michael L. Crabtree is the Chief Deputy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, of Whiting, per the Bangor Daily News. Crabtree has worked in law enforcement for more than three decades, beginning with the sheriff's office in 1992 and including assignments with the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the state's drug enforcement agency, per the Bangor Daily News. Crabtree is running to succeed Sheriff Barry Curtis, who is not seeking reelection, per the Bangor Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Michael L. Crabtree is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
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