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Hancock County, Maine

2026 election results. Troy Jackson (D) has 55% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hancock County, with about 97% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Hancock County

U.S. Senate

Troy Jackson
54.6%17,307
Susan Collins
44.5%14,106
Blank Votes
0.8%266
Ashley Webb
0.0%7

6 more candidates on the race page.

97% counted

Statewide: not called; Troy Jackson leads.

Governor

Hannah Pingree
56.9%17,936
Bobby Charles
37.0%11,658
Rick Bennett
6.1%1,926
97% counted

Statewide: Hannah Pingree wins. Called.

U.S. House: Maine 2nd District

Matt Dunlap
59.0%19,070
Paul LePage
39.6%12,792
Blank Votes
1.4%456
Gregory Ward
0.0%10

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: not called; Paul LePage leads.

The leader in Hancock County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 5, 12:21 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ME SenateD +10.2——
ME GovernorD +21.2——
ME-02D +19.7——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Hancock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris54.9%Donald Trump42.7%D +12.236,542
2020Joe Biden54.7%Donald Trump42.5%D +12.236,094
2016Hillary Clinton50.2%Donald Trump42.7%D +7.532,130
2012Barack Obama57.0%Mitt Romney40.0%D +17.030,799
2008Barack Obama58.7%John McCain39.4%D +19.332,165
2004John Kerry54.5%George W. Bush43.5%D +11.031,754
2000Al Gore45.4%George W. Bush44.6%D +0.928,574

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +11.4.

Towns in Hancock County

TownU.S. Senate votesMarginCounted
Ellsworth4,224R +4.196%
Bar Harbor3,217D +50.6100%
Bucksport2,536R +6.997%
Blue Hill1,869D +38.2100%
Orland1,388R +3.7100%
Hancock1,321R +14.397%
Mount Desert1,267D +40.4100%
Deer Isle1,175D +19.699%
Dedham1,104R +11.5100%
Lamoine1,099R +1.8100%
Surry1,061D +4.0100%
Southwest Harbor1,053D +32.6100%
Gouldsboro1,024R +10.9100%
Tremont939D +12.0100%
Trenton882D +3.197%
Franklin829R +12.096%
Penobscot772D +10.6100%
Sedgwick752D +26.897%
Sullivan656R +3.296%
Brooksville643D +29.1100%
Brooklin575D +40.898%
Stonington547D +27.498%
Castine490D +44.7100%
Otis447R +46.199%
Mariaville299R +21.197%
Winter Harbor294R +12.4100%
Verona Island293R +19.985%
Eastbrook242R +41.3100%
Swans Island232R +5.792%
Sorrento181R +7.3100%
Cranberry Isles125D +50.0100%
Aurora68R +51.5100%
Great Pond44R +14.3100%
Osborn31R +66.776%
Frenchboro22R +36.488%
Amherst0—0%
Waltham0—0%

Maine reports its votes by town. They're added up here into the county.

Other counties in Maine

Maine results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county and town. They're unofficial until Maine certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Maine's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.