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04444

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Penobscot County, ME

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U.S. House, Maine District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Matthew G. Dunlap portrait
MG
Matthew G. Dunlap
DEM
Biography
Dunlap was born and raised on a farm near Bar Harbor and is the Maine State Auditor, per the campaign site. Dunlap is a University of Maine graduate, a former executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and a founding board member of the Maine Youth Fish and Game Association, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • The cost of living
  • Health care
  • Labor
Campaign siteFull 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
From the campaign site
  • Lowering Costs and Inflation
  • Securing Our Border: finish the wall, end illegal immigration
  • Creating Jobs, Growing Our Economy
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 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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Maine jobs and workforce development
  • Health care
  • Alzheimer's research
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Troy Jackson portrait
TJ
Troy Jackson
DEM
Biography
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.
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
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
From the campaign site
  • Lowering the cost of living for Maine families
  • Building strong public schools
  • Reforming state government
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
From the campaign site
  • Address affordability, housing, and child care
  • Support climate resilience and Maine's coastal economy
Campaign siteFull profile
Bobby Charles portrait
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
From the campaign site
  • Lower taxes, costs, and regulatory burdens
  • Strengthen public safety and state management
  • Promote energy affordability and education accountability
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Penobscot County

ZIP 04444 sits in Penobscot County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Penobscot County races (30).

Penobscot County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
GE
Glenn E. Mower
REP
Biography
Glenn E. Mower serves as the Penobscot County Treasurer, elected in 2023 to a term ending December 31, 2026, succeeding John Hiatt, per the Penobscot 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
Glenn E. Mower 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).
Penobscot County Judge of Probate
1 candidate
County ▾
BL
Beth L. Seaney
REP
Biography
Beth L. Seaney is the owner of Seaney Law Office, LLC, and has practiced before the Penobscot County Probate Court and probate courts in surrounding counties, per the Bangor Daily News. Seaney previously ran for Penobscot County Judge of Probate in 2022, 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
Beth L. Seaney 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).
Penobscot County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
SF
Susan F. Bulay
REP
Biography
Susan F. Bulay serves as the Register of Deeds for Penobscot County, elected in 2023 to a term ending December 31, 2026, per the Penobscot 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
Susan F. Bulay 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).
Penobscot County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
TJ
Troy J. Morton
REP
Biography
Troy J. Morton is the sitting Sheriff of Penobscot County, elected in 2023 to a term ending December 31, 2026, per the Penobscot 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
Troy J. Morton 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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