Maine District 1

ME-01 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held June 9, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Chellie Pingree 128,257 100.0%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Ronald Russell 27,059 53.5%
Joshua Pietrowicz 23,485 46.5%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Chellie Pingree
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+12

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $429,634
Cash on Hand: $423,112

Ronald Russell Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $75,680
Cash on Hand: $20,023

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 ME-01 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 ME-01 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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