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Maine · Governor

Maine Governor

Hannah Pingree wins. Called.

95% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Hannah Pingree D won 386,970 54.4%
Bobby Charles R 266,841 37.5%
Rick Bennett I 57,754 8.1%
Total711,565

Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By town

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Portland 36,770 D +77.8 D +67.6 D +10.3 100%
South Portland 14,621 D +65.5 D +52.9 D +12.6 100%
Lewiston 14,427 D +20.6 D +8.4 D +12.2 96%
Scarborough 13,891 D +43.3 D +32.1 D +11.2 100%
Brunswick 13,474 D +58.8 D +46.7 D +12.2 100%
Bangor 13,267 D +30.5 D +20.1 D +10.5 93%
Saco 11,133 D +41.3 D +26.8 D +14.4 97%
Auburn 10,465 D +17.9 D +6.8 D +11.2 95%
Windham 10,156 D +16.1 D +4.0 D +12.2 99%
Gorham 10,112 D +31.3 D +20.6 D +10.7 99%
Biddeford 9,830 D +46.7 D +27.7 D +19.0 96%
Westbrook 9,641 D +50.3 D +33.2 D +17.1 100%
Sanford 8,810 D +16.6 R +1.2 D +17.8 89%
York 8,531 D +40.1 D +28.9 D +11.2 99%
Falmouth 8,443 D +47.1 D +42.2 D +4.9 100%
Augusta 8,370 D +21.7 D +10.1 D +11.6 94%
Wells 7,460 D +24.9 D +13.0 D +11.9 99%
Kennebunk 7,100 D +53.8 D +33.4 D +20.4 94%
Cape Elizabeth 6,271 D +64.9 D +58.3 D +6.6 100%
Waterville 6,151 D +42.2 D +26.8 D +15.4 92%
Topsham 6,037 D +38.6 D +28.2 D +10.3 100%
Cumberland 5,736 D +49.0 D +43.4 D +5.6 100%
Yarmouth 5,692 D +63.5 D +55.6 D +7.8 100%
Kittery 5,590 D +53.2 D +42.7 D +10.5 95%
Freeport 5,544 D +54.1 D +43.2 D +10.9 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+74 votes711,565D +18.4
+115 votes711,491D +18.4
+259 votes711,376D +18.4
+388 votes711,117D +18.4
+189 votes710,729D +18.5
+453 votes710,540D +18.5
+416 votes710,087D +18.5
+1,042 votes709,671D +18.5
+1,101 votes708,629D +18.5
+2 votes707,528D +18.5
+221 votes707,526D +18.5
+342 votes707,305D +18.5