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Maine house — Score 166 | Tip the Scale Blue

Maine 1st District · House

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

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Aug 29, 2026

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166MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Chellie Pingree

Democrat· Incumbent

Progressive votes: 97.79%

ELLOCV

Ronald C. Russell

Republican

War Chest (FEC)

Pingree

$423k

Russell

$20k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

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