Bobby Charles and Hannah Pingree set for Maine gubernatorial face-off

Published June 19, 2026 7:32am ET | Updated June 19, 2026 8:14am ET



Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Hannah Pingree are set to face off in Maine’s gubernatorial race this fall after final vote tabulations came through from the primary held over a week ago.

The Associated Press called both primary races just before 2 a.m. Friday, June 19, 10 days after the primary. Maine is a ranked choice state, so after no candidate won 50% of either primary outright on primary election day, election officials had to go to a ranked choice runoff.

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