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Chelsea R. Lynds

Democrat · Maine · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 5, Maine

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District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 5
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Biography

Chelsea R. Lynds has served as deputy district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties since 2024, per the Bangor Daily News. Lynds is a first-generation college graduate of Husson University and completed law school and the Maine bar in 2018, per the Bangor Daily News. Lynds focuses on prosecuting cases involving child abuse, child sexual abuse and domestic violence, and received the Maine Prosecutors Association's 2025 award recognizing Lynds's casework, per the Bangor Daily News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

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District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 5Maine · 2026Piscataquis County sample ballot

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