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Voting in Maine.

Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Maine Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Maine Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Maine federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Susan M. Collins (R)$13.2Mfec.gov →
Graham Platner (D)$12.0Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D2Jordan Wood (D)$5.1Mfec.gov →
D1Chellie M Pingree (D)$337Kfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Maine, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Maine now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Janet Mills (Democratic)
U.S. SENATE
Collins, Susan M. (Republican)· since 1997
AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies+9
Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPrimary Health and Retirement Security
Intelligence
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Maine legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 35 members · 35 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
No ID requiredNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationSame-day registrationAutomatic voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Maine does not require ID to vote. Voters may be asked to verify identity by other means if challenged.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot. No excuse required. Maine also allows same-day voter registration.
Register to vote
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Maine are administered by your Town Clerk. For ballot or registration help, contact your town clerk.
Official action — ME

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Maine system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide
Check my registration
Not available
Register / update online
**ME has NO online voter registration.** Paper form only, returned to municipal clerk. EDR available at the polls.
Statewide
Find my polling place
Statewide
Preview my ballot
Sample ballot surfaces in lookup tool.
Statewide
Request a mail ballot
Online request. **Ongoing-absentee status added 2025-12-31** — voter can opt in once and receive ballots automatically.
Statewide
Track my mail ballot
Tracker rolled in.
Statewide
See who's on the ballot
2026 primary nomination-petition window 2026-01-01 → 2026-03-16. Independent window through 2026-06-01.
Statewide
Statewide ballot measures
Zero statewide measures certified for Nov 2026 (as of 2026-03-16). Active people's-veto / citizen's-initiative process.
Statewide
Live + past results
Per-cycle PDFs and CSVs. NO live election-night portal — towns report up.
Statewide
Election calendar
State primary 2026-06-09, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Maine

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-06-09Ballot RequestState PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-09Ballot ReturnState PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-09RegistrationState PrimaryReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot RequestGeneral ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot ReturnGeneral ElectionReceived by
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