Maine official results
Counts exactly as Maine Secretary of State reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Results: see Maine Secretary of State official results page
Official results page only (checked Oct 5, 2026). Maine posts results as spreadsheets for each contest after counting is done. We found no election-night results file, so we link to the official page.
Certification and canvass: Maine
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: Within 2 business days after Election Day (by Thursday, November 5, 2026). (21-A M.R.S. § 711: official text) The statute: “The clerk shall file an attested copy of the election return with the Secretary of State within 2 business days after election day” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Monday, Nov 23, 2026 (20th day after the election). (21-A M.R.S. § 722: official text) The statute: “Within 20 days after an election, the Secretary of State shall tabulate the election returns and submit a certified copy of the tabulation to the Governor” Source checked Oct 6, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: Within 5 business days after the election (or within 3 business days after the Governor receives the official tabulation, if the apparent result changes). No automatic margin-triggered recount; deposits scale from $0 (<=1.5% margin) to $10,000 (>10% margin). (21-A M.R.S. § 737-A: official text) The statute: “recount request within 5 business days after the election; special-circumstance request within 3 business days after the date the Governor receives the tabulation” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- Mail and military ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Must be delivered to the municipal clerk before the polls close on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3, 2026); no postmark-based grace period found for regular or military/overseas absentee ballots in the sections reviewed. (21-A M.R.S. § 755: official text) The statute: “In order to be valid, an absentee ballot must be delivered to the municipal clerk at any time before the polls are closed.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states