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Hannah Pingree Wins Maine Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination

6/20/2026

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Hannah Pingree secured the Democratic nomination for Maine governor after ranked-choice voting transferred support from front-runner Nirav Shah.
Governor Janet Mills, who appointed Pingree to lead the state’s policy innovation office, endorsed Pingree as Mills’s successor.
Pingree, daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree, thanked volunteers and neighbors and pledged to begin governing without delay.
The Cook Political Report rates the Maine gubernatorial race as likely Democratic, reflecting the party’s statewide strength.

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Hannah Pingree secured the Democratic nomination for Maine governor after ranked-choice voting transferred support from front-runner Nirav Shah.
Governor Janet Mills, who appointed Pingree to lead the state’s policy innovation office, endorsed Pingree as Mills’s successor.
Pingree, daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree, thanked volunteers and neighbors and pledged to begin governing without delay.
The Cook Political Report rates the Maine gubernatorial race as likely Democratic, reflecting the party’s statewide strength.