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How competitive are Maine’s congressional races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates one House district in Maine competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers two House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero. FutureBallot also rates one Senate race competitive among the Senate forecasts listed.

How competitive are Maine’s congressional races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
ME-2Paul LePage: 55.9%Toss-upOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
ME-1Chellie Pingree: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
U.S. SenateTroy Jackson: 58.9%Toss-upOctober 30, 2026, 00:40 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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How competitive are Maine’s U.S. House races in 2026?

FutureBallot rates one House district in Maine competitive in the dated forecasts listed below. The table covers two House districts. Districts with missing or withheld forecast evidence: zero.

How competitive are Maine’s U.S. House races in 2026?
ContestHighest modeled chanceStatusEvidence date
ME-2Paul LePage: 55.9%Toss-upOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC
ME-1Chellie Pingree: more than 99.9%SafeOctober 30, 2026, 06:54 UTC

Ratings use the favorite’s chance rounded to a whole percent. Competitive means Lean or Toss-up, below 85%; Toss-up is below 60%.

House contests are listed from the closest modeled race outward. Assignments and unavailable forecasts follow the modeled races.

A party assignment does not necessarily mean a candidate is unopposed. Same-party, independent or minor-party candidates can still contest a seat.

Sources: All House district statuses · Rating definitions

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Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Maine?

FutureBallot’s state legislative forecast dated October 30, 2026, 12:45 UTC lists majority chances, marks a chamber nonpartisan, or reports unresolved probabilities for each chamber with seats up.

Which party, if any, is favored in each 2026 state legislative chamber with seats up in Maine?
ChamberDemocratic majorityRepublican majoritySeats up
Maine House70.6%29.4%151
Maine Senate96.2%3.8%35

Each chamber is a separate contest. These are not joint probabilities of controlling the legislature. A range assigns seats that cannot be forecast to each party in turn. When exact party probabilities sum to less than 100%, the remainder is the chance neither party has a majority. No party-majority probability is reported for a nonpartisan chamber.

Sources: State legislative forecasts and limitations · Maine House · Maine Senate

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Where can I find Maine election dates and voting information?

Use Maine’s election office for its election calendar, ballot information and links to local voting services. Check the year and whether the date concerns a primary, general, special or runoff election.

The office link was read from USAGov on 2026-10-30. FutureBallot does not maintain a separate calendar of voting deadlines.

Sources: Maine election office — USAGov directory · USAGov official-office directory

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