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Waldo County, Maine

2026 election results. Troy Jackson (D) has 51% of the U.S. Senate vote in Waldo County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. That's about the same margin as the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Waldo County

U.S. Senate

Troy Jackson
51.2%11,421
Susan Collins
47.8%10,654
Blank Votes
0.8%184
Write-In
0.1%27

6 more candidates on the race page.

98% counted

Statewide: not called; Troy Jackson leads.

Governor

Hannah Pingree
53.3%11,854
Bobby Charles
40.8%9,062
Rick Bennett
5.9%1,307
98% counted

Statewide: Hannah Pingree wins. Called.

U.S. House: Maine 2nd District

Matt Dunlap
55.5%12,471
Paul LePage
43.0%9,649
Blank Votes
1.5%336
Gregory Ward
0.0%9

1 more candidate on the race page.

99% counted

Whole district: not called; Paul LePage leads.

The leader in Waldo 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, 12:22 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ME SenateD +3.5D +3.5Even
ME GovernorD +13.3D +3.5D +9.9
ME-02D +12.8——

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 Waldo County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris50.6%Donald Trump46.8%D +3.825,330
2020Joe Biden51.0%Donald Trump45.8%D +5.124,496
2016Hillary Clinton46.0%Donald Trump45.7%D +0.322,707
2012Barack Obama53.6%Mitt Romney43.0%D +10.621,061
2008Barack Obama54.8%John McCain43.1%D +11.621,850
2004John Kerry51.8%George W. Bush46.2%D +5.621,741
2000Al Gore44.3%George W. Bush45.4%R +1.119,138

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 +4.9.

Towns in Waldo County

TownU.S. Senate votesMarginCounted
Belfast3,821D +40.7100%
Winterport2,011R +17.196%
Lincolnville1,597D +31.9100%
Searsport1,452D +4.896%
Northport1,058D +22.2100%
Stockton Springs994D +0.695%
Palermo924R +26.298%
Searsmont883R +3.2100%
Unity795R +9.593%
Swanville774R +8.697%
Montville624D +12.599%
Frankfort617R +30.697%
Burnham601R +34.9100%
Morrill565R +21.4100%
Liberty561D +2.9100%
Monroe544D +5.0100%
Belmont541R +21.299%
Brooks541R +10.696%
Troy507R +20.898%
Freedom472R +1.5100%
Waldo452R +4.2100%
Thorndike429R +8.6100%
Islesboro420D +42.5100%
Knox410R +45.396%
Prospect401R +20.098%
Jackson300R +7.596%

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.