Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Maine's 1st District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Maine uses ranked-choice voting for federal races in the general election, and extra counting rounds are only needed when a race has more than two candidates and no one wins a majority.2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents Maine's 1st District in the U.S. House.
Ronald C. Russell
Republican · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Chellie PingreeRonald C. Russell
Party on the ballotDemocratic1Republican1
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$551,078 through October 14, 20265$214,096 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$320,0495$8,3646

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Chellie Pingree — 2 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her campaign website says she is fighting to protect reproductive freedom.7
  • Tariffs
    Her campaign website says she has pushed back on the Trump administration's tariff policies.7
Ronald C. Russell — 9 issues
  • Police funding
    Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
    His campaign website says more resources lead to better-trained professionals, that calls to defund the police are dangerous, and that police departments need enough money to train officers and to pay law enforcement a decent wage.8
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His campaign website says he would embrace reforms such as school choice, along with measuring results and rewarding what works.9
  • Voter ID
    His campaign website says reforms such as voter ID are common-sense measures to help ensure that every eligible citizen trusts that their vote counts.10
  • Electric vehicles
    His campaign website says he would oppose any effort to dictate which energy sources Mainers use to power their vehicles or heat their homes.11
  • Nuclear power
    His campaign website lists nuclear power, along with wind, hydropower and solar, among the energy sources that should be embraced where they are cost-effective and make sense.11
  • Background checks for gun sales
    His campaign website says he supports targeted reforms that improve how mental health records are integrated into background checks, along with more mental health resources and interagency coordination, and opposes burdensome gun control measures.12
  • Legal immigration levels
    His campaign website says he embraces legal immigration and that the country should examine whether the more than one million legal immigrants it accepts for citizenship each year is the right number or should be raised or lowered.13
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says the temporary tax relief in the Big Beautiful Bill should be protected and made permanent, and that he backs extra inflation adjustments for lower and middle tax brackets.14
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    His campaign website says he supports larger work-linked credits for low- and moderate-income workers, such as a strengthened Earned Income Tax Credit, instead of growing welfare programs.14

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.