New Maine primary poll shows Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree, and Joe Baldacci leading ranked choice primaries

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In Maine’s Republican gubernatorial primary, the poll shows Bobby Charles leading with 34% of first choices and defeating Jonathan Bush in the RCV count, 59-41%.

In Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, the poll shows Hannah Pingree narrowly leading the RCV count, within the margin of error. Among first choices, Nirav Shah leads with 25%, Troy Jackson follows with 20%, Pingree has 19%, Angus King III has 14%, and Shenna Bellows has 11%. Pingree earns support as other candidates are eliminated, and overtakes Shah when Jackson is eliminated – ultimately leading 52-48%.

In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary, Joe Baldacci leads with 27% of first choices, and wins with 56% support in the RCV count. Baldacci picks up substantial support in the RCV count when Paige Loud and Matthew Dunlap are eliminated.

https://fairvote.org/press/maine-primary-poll-2026/

Posting in here because I know Mainers are aware that there is more than one election happening on Tuesday.

I spent many summers in Maine as a child and teen and I still have family there. My husband had never been to Maine and I wanted to show him how beautiful the State is, so we spent a week there last September. He fell in love with it as well.