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Maine 1st District · House

Chellie Pingree (D)vsRonald C. Russell (R)

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Oct 14, 2026

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246MONITOR

Safe for Pingree.

Forecasters: Safe D · Pingree is the incumbent · $423k vs $20k cash on hand

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Candidates

Chellie Pingree

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 97.23%

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Ronald C. Russell

Republican

War Chest (FEC)

Pingree

$423k

Russell

$20k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookSafe D

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