Maine · General election, November 3, 2026
Matchup in the latest qualifying poll
Hannah Pingree, photo by Hannah Pingree for Governor, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0
D +11.2 across 9 nonpartisan polls of this matchup
Latest poll per pollster from the last 180 days, equal weight, current top-two matchup only. Polls that tested other pairings, such as pre-primary hypotheticals, are left out of the table below as well. Not a forecast — state polls are sparse and carry wider error than national averages.
| Pollster | Field date | Sample | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post/George Mason University School of Policy and Government ↗ | Oct 5, 2026 | 800 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 49% · Bobby Charles 36% · Rick Bennett 11% |
| Marist University ↗ | Oct 4, 2026 | 1,505 registered voters | Hannah Pingree 52% · Bobby Charles 40% · Rick Bennett 6% |
| co/efficient ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 1,240 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 47% · Bobby Charles 38% · Rick Bennett 6% |
| The New York Times/Siena University ↗ | Sep 22, 2026 | 619 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 47% · Bobby Charles 34% · Rick Bennett 8% |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact Research ↗ | Sep 22, 2026 | 982 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 52% · Bobby Charles 39% · Rick Bennett 6% |
| University of New Hampshire ↗ | Sep 21, 2026 | 1,312 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 48% · Bobby Charles 40% · Rick Bennett 5% |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov ↗ | Sep 14, 2026 | 650 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 49% · Bobby Charles 38% |
| YouGov ↗ | Sep 8, 2026 | 1,334 likely voters | Hannah Pingree 47% · Bobby Charles 36% · Rick Bennett 2% |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research ↗ |
Polling data via VoteHub Polling API, licensed CC BY 4.0. The Baseline computes the displayed average; VoteHub does not endorse it. Partisan and campaign-internal polls are excluded.
| Aug 10, 2026 |
| 1,000 registered voters |
| Hannah Pingree 49% · Bobby Charles 38% · Rick Bennett 9% |
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