Somerset County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner,, County Treasurer and County Register of Deeds and more, and where they stand on housing, taxes and jobs.
County offices
Commissioner, District 2Nonpartisan race · Donald L. Skillings
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Donald L. Skillings
Donald L. Skillings is a Somerset County commissioner representing District 2, which includes Anson, Madison, Mercer, New Portland, Smithfield and Starks, per the Somerset County government website. Somerset County's elected offices are nonpartisan under the county charter, per The Maine Monitor. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Donald L. Skillings 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).
Full race pageCommissioner, District 4Nonpartisan race · John D. Alsop · Cyprien J. Johnson
John D. Alsop and Cyprien J. Johnson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Somerset County Commissioner, District 4.
John D. Alsop
John D. Alsop is a Somerset County commissioner representing District 4, which includes Cornville and Skowhegan, per the Somerset County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Cyprien J. Johnson
Cyprien J. Johnson previously served as a Somerset County commissioner representing District 2 for about a decade, per Central Maine. Johnson resigned from that seat in October 2025, citing a move to Skowhegan, per Central Maine. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Somerset County Commissioner, District 4, per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
Full race pageCommissioner, District 5Nonpartisan race · Larry C. Dunphy
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Larry C. Dunphy
Larry C. Dunphy is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Somerset County Commissioner, District 5, 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.
Larry C. Dunphy 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).
Full race pageTreasurerNonpartisan race · Tracey H. Rotondi
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Tracey H. Rotondi
Tracey H. Rotondi is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Somerset County Treasurer, 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.
Tracey H. Rotondi 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).
Full race pageRegister of DeedsNonpartisan race · Tanya Belanger
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Tanya Belanger
Tanya Belanger serves as the Registrar of Deeds for Somerset County, per the Somerset County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Tanya Belanger 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).
Full race pageSheriffNonpartisan race · Dale P. Lancaster
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Dale P. Lancaster
Dale P. Lancaster is the sitting Sheriff of Somerset County, per the Somerset County Sheriff's Office website. Under Lancaster's leadership, the office has achieved MLEAP certification and the county jail has received ACA accreditation, per the Somerset County Sheriff's Office website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Dale P. Lancaster 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).
Full race pageDistrict Attorney, Prosecutorial District 4 (Kennebec and Somerset Counties)Maeghan Maloney (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Maeghan Maloney
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.
Maeghan Maloney is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 4 (also covering Kennebec County), per the Maine Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Candidate List - FINAL (posted July 27, 2026).
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Somerset County is split across 13 Maine Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressMaine Senate: 3 districtsDistricts 3, 5, 16
Maine Senate District 3Ester B. Franklin (Democrat) · Joel R. Stetkis (Republican)
Ester B. Franklin
Ester B. Franklin is the D nominee for Maine Senate District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joel R. Stetkis
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Wants to lower property taxes and energy costs.
- Wants to reduce government waste.
- Wants to expand trade education programs.
About Joel R. Stetkis
Joel Stetkis is a carpenter and county commissioner, per Stetkis's campaign site. Stetkis is the Republican candidate for Senate District 3, per The Maine Monitor, running on a platform of lowering property taxes and energy costs and reducing government waste, per Stetkis's campaign site.
Ester B. Franklin (D), Joel R. Stetkis (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine Senate District 3. 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.
Full race pageMaine Senate District 5Elizabeth M. Caruso (Republican) · Robert F. Sullebarger (Democrat)
Elizabeth M. Caruso
Elizabeth M. Caruso is the R nominee for Maine Senate District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Robert F. Sullebarger
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability
- Healthcare
- Rural economic development
About Robert F. Sullebarger
Sullebarger describes himself as an engineer and business leader who has spent his career building companies, creating jobs and solving real-world problems, per the campaign site. Sullebarger is running for Maine Senate District 5, which includes Farmington, Anson, St. Albans and New Sharon in Franklin County, per the campaign site.
Elizabeth M. Caruso (R), Robert F. Sullebarger (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine Senate District 5. 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.
Full race pageMaine Senate District 16Scott Wynn Cyrway (Republican) · Patric Aaron Moore (Democrat)
Scott Wynn Cyrway
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Save the Kennebec River dams and the jobs they support
- Lower the cost of energy
- Stop fraud and wasteful spending and lower taxes
About Scott Wynn Cyrway
Cyrway retired as the most decorated deputy of the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office, served as State D.A.R.E. Coordinator and Mentor, and is a former real estate broker and insurance agent, per the campaign site. The site lists Cyrway as a State Senator on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, a selectman and a former Grange Master, per the campaign site.
Patric Aaron Moore
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs
- Protect healthcare
- Expand housing
About Patric Aaron Moore
Moore served ten years in the U.S. Air Force, including as a Cryptologic Language Analyst and as the Air Force Recruiter for Central Maine, per the campaign site. Moore later served as Director of Entrepreneurship at Main Street Skowhegan, holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a master's in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, and lives in Waterville, per the campaign site.
Scott Wynn Cyrway (R), Patric Aaron Moore (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine Senate District 16. Scott Wynn Cyrway is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House: 10 districtsDistricts 30, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Maine House District 30John Contreni (Democrat) · James L. White (Republican)
John Contreni
John Contreni is the D nominee for Maine House District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
James L. White
James White represents Guilford and the surrounding towns in the Maine House, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. White works as a gunsmith and served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserve, per the same profile. White sits on the Transportation Committee, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
John Contreni (D), James L. White (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 30. James L. White is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 66Michael D. Perkins (Republican)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Michael D. Perkins
Michael D. Perkins of Oakland previously served three terms in the Maine House and works as a patrol deputy for the Somerset County Sheriff's Department, per Sun Journal. He also owns KMD Driving School in Oakland, drives a school bus for Regional School Unit 18, and has chaired the Oakland Town Council, per Central Maine. He is the Republican candidate for the open Maine House District 66 seat in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Michael D. Perkins (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 66; unopposed candidates still appear on Maine ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. 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.
Full race pageMaine House District 67Shawn M. Dixon (Republican) · Matthew C. Townsend (Democrat)
Shawn M. Dixon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the cost of electricity
- Making housing and healthcare affordable
- Reining in taxes and regulations
About Shawn M. Dixon
Dixon is a small business owner in construction, concrete, rental property and retail, per the campaign site. Dixon is a U.S. Army veteran who served five years with two deployments, a Benton Town Selectman, and a lifelong Benton resident, per the campaign site.
Matthew C. Townsend
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability
- Emergency services for law enforcement, fire and ambulance
- Conservation and safe drinking water
About Matthew C. Townsend
Townsend is a veterinarian and serves on the Fairfield town council, per the campaign site. Townsend grew up helping a father milk cows, per the campaign site.
Shawn M. Dixon (R), Matthew C. Townsend (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 67. 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.
Full race pageMaine House District 68Amanda Noelle Collamore (Republican) · Zachary S. Lejonhud (Unenrolled)
Amanda Noelle Collamore
Amanda Noelle Collamore of Pittsfield works as the TIDC Education and Outreach Manager at the University of Maine, per the Maine House of Representatives member profile. She serves as Ranking Member of the Ethics committee and the Housing and Economic Development committee, per the same source. She is the Republican incumbent seeking reelection to Maine House District 68 in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Zachary S. Lejonhud
Zachary S. Lejonhud is an electrician and member of IBEW Local 1253 who moved to Pittsfield from Hebron, per Maine AFL-CIO. He is a graduate of the Maine AFL-CIO Worker Candidate Training program, per the same source. He is running as an unenrolled candidate for Maine House District 68 in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Amanda Noelle Collamore (R), Zachary S. Lejonhud (Unenrolled) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 68. Amanda Noelle Collamore is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 69Jessica B. Blanchard (Democrat) · Dean A. Cray (Republican)
Jessica B. Blanchard
Jessica B. Blanchard is the D nominee for Maine House District 69 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Dean A. Cray
Dean A. Cray is the incumbent state representative for House District 69, a retired farmer, school bus driver and transportation director from Palmyra, per the Maine House of Representatives. He previously served as a county commissioner and selectman and now sits on the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jessica B. Blanchard (D), Dean A. Cray (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 69. Dean A. Cray is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 70Joseph R. Almand (Democrat) · Jennifer Lynn Poirier (Republican)
Joseph R. Almand
Joseph R. Almand is the D nominee for Maine House District 70 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jennifer Lynn Poirier
Jennifer Lynn Poirier is the incumbent state representative for House District 70, a Skowhegan community living coordinator, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2020, she serves as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joseph R. Almand (D), Jennifer Lynn Poirier (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 70. Jennifer Lynn Poirier is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 71John E. Ducharme III (Republican)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
John E. Ducharme III
John E. Ducharme III is the incumbent state representative for House District 71, a retired banker and Realtor from Madison with a business administration degree from Thomas College and the University of Maine, per the Maine House of Representatives. First elected in 2020, he serves as ranking member of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, per that source. He is unopposed on the 2026 general-election ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
John E. Ducharme III (R) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 71; unopposed candidates still appear on Maine ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. John E. Ducharme III is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 72Cynthia J. Soma-Hernandez (Democrat) · Douglas Andrew Thomas (Republican)
Cynthia J. Soma-Hernandez
Cynthia J. Soma-Hernandez, of North Anson, has worked as a teacher, a railroad union president, a Grange Master and a labor coordinator for political campaigns, per The Town Line. She previously ran for the House District 72 seat in 2024, per that source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Douglas Andrew Thomas
Douglas Andrew Thomas is the R nominee for Maine House District 72 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Cynthia J. Soma-Hernandez (D), Douglas Andrew Thomas (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 72. 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.
Full race pageMaine House District 73Daniel J. Simonds (Democrat) · Michael Soboleski (Republican)
Daniel J. Simonds
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Good government and public trust
- Addressing the concentration of wealth and power
- Rural representation and a local voice
About Daniel J. Simonds
Simonds studied Forestry at the University of Maine and spent 20 years managing woodlands in the forest products industry, per the campaign site. Simonds founded a consulting business specializing in environmental standards for the wood products industry and has lived in Rangeley since 1990, per the campaign site.
Michael Soboleski
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower taxes
- Strong small businesses
- Constitutional rights
About Michael Soboleski
Soboleski is a Marine Corps veteran who attended the University of Maine at Machias and founded, built and later sold a fitness equipment sales and service company, per the campaign site. Soboleski led field operations in Maine for the 2020 Census for the U.S. Census Bureau and serves on the Labor Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, per the campaign site.
Daniel J. Simonds (D), Michael Soboleski (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 73. Michael Soboleski is the sitting member, per the Maine Legislature's own member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary, per the Maine Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Full race pageMaine House District 74Russell J. Black (Republican) · Marc Edwards (Democrat)
Russell J. Black
Russell J. Black is the sitting Republican state senator for Senate District 5, which covers Wilton and surrounding Franklin County towns, and previously served in the Maine House before his Senate service, per the Maine Legislature. He is term-limited out of the Senate in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Marc Edwards
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting rural communities, schools, small businesses and working families
- Improving access to affordable healthcare and housing
About Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards is a semi-retired assistant carpenter who has lived in Strong for nearly 20 years with his wife, Michaela, per his campaign site. He spent much of his career in parks and natural resources work, including as a park ranger at Acadia National Park and a naturalist at Baxter State Park, and received the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Commissioner's Print award for research on brook trout anglers, per his campaign site.
Russell J. Black (R), Marc Edwards (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 74. 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.
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