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Gardiner, Maine sample ballot 2026

Gardiner voters (Kennebec County, Maine) see U.S. Senate, Governor plus 3 Kennebec County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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On every Gardiner ballot

TreasurerJoanne L. Mason (D) · Monte K. Sylvester (R)

Joanne L. Mason

Democratic

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.

Monte K. Sylvester

Republican

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.

Register of DeedsMatthew James Boucher (R) · Kevin M. Lamoreau (D)

Matthew James Boucher

RepublicanIncumbent

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.

Kevin M. Lamoreau

Democratic

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.

By address

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District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 4 (Kennebec and Somerset Counties)Maeghan Maloney (D)

Maeghan Maloney

Democratic

Maeghan Maloney is the District Attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, a position Maloney has held since 2013, per the Kennebec County government website. Maloney grew up in Lewiston before moving to Turner, attended Leavitt High School, and is a graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School, per the Kennebec County government website. Maloney's career includes prosecutorial work in Portland, Oregon, international work on domestic violence, and service as a Maine assistant attorney general and state legislator, per the Kennebec County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Kennebec County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateSusan Collins (R) · Troy Jackson (D)
Susan Collins

Susan Collins

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Maine jobs and workforce development
  • Health care
  • Alzheimer's research
About Susan Collins

Susan Collins is Maine's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. Her parents, Don and Patricia, both served as mayor of her hometown of Caribou, per the campaign site. The campaign site says she is Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the first Maine senator in nearly 100 years to hold that post, and the author of the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program.

Key voting record
  • Voted yes on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the Senate 61-36 in November 2022. Supported
  • Voted guilty on the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump; the Senate vote was 57-43, short of the two-thirds needed to convict, in February 2021. Supported
  • Voted no on the Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 budget reconciliation law covering health care, energy and tax provisions, which passed the Senate 50-50 in August 2022, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed
Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Pass Medicare for All
  • Lower the cost of prescription drugs
  • Tax billionaires and make large corporations pay their fair share
About Troy Jackson

Troy Jackson is the 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. He is a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, a longtime union member and a former Maine Senate president, per the campaign site.

GovernorRick Bennett (Independent) · Hannah Pingree (D) · Bobby Charles (R)

Rick Bennett

Independent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lowering the cost of living for Maine families
  • Building strong public schools
  • Reforming state government
About Rick Bennett

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.

Hannah Pingree

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Address affordability, housing, and child care
  • Support climate resilience and Maine's coastal economy
About Hannah Pingree

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.

Bobby Charles

Bobby Charles

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Lower taxes, costs, and regulatory burdens
  • Strengthen public safety and state management
  • Promote energy affordability and education accountability
About Bobby Charles

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.

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Voting info and more

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Kennebec County sample ballotMaine statewide races

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