2026 Maine governor's race

Incumbent: Janet Mills (Democratic) · not seeking re-election in this race

Hannah PingreeDemocratic Party (United States)95%

Rick BennettIndependent

vsD +90Polymarket ↗

Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Pingree	Charles	Bennett
	Supports easing rules	Unknown	Supports easing rules
	Opposes more drilling	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports stricter penalties	Unknown
	Opposes restrictions	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports harsher penalties	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports vouchers/ESAs	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports parent authority	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports ID requirement	Unknown
	Opposes mail-vote limits	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Protect Kids - No Transition	Unknown
	Unknown	Unknown	Opposes restriction
	Supports LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes tax cuts	Supports tax cuts	Unknown
	Supports larger gov role	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports deregulation	Supports deregulation	Unknown
	Supports new gun limits	Opposes new gun limits	Unknown
	Opposes strict enforcement	Supports strict enforcement	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
DEI programs (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes withholding funds	Supports withholding funds	Opposes withholding funds
Federal spending & debt (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Opposes forgiveness	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Unknown	Supports term limits
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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