2026 Maine Governor
Margin = Hannah Pingree − Bobby Charles. 16 polls from 13 pollsters. Consensus as of Oct 7, 2026: D+11.2(95% band D+8.2 to D+14.1).
Polls and consensus
Individual poll (click to open source)Consensus, house effects removed95% band
How each pollster compares in this race
Average distance of each pollster's polls from the consensus of all other polls at the same time. The overall house effect is that pollster's lean across every race we track.
| Pollster | Polls here | Avg. vs consensus here | Overall house effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| co/efficient | 1 | R+2.2 | R+3.6 |
| Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) | 2 | R+0.9 | D+0.6 |
| University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 2 | R+0.7 | R+0.2 |
| YouGov | 1 | R+0.4 | D+0.3 |
| UMass Lowell/YouGov | 1 | R+0.4 | R+0.7 |
| UMass Amherst/YouGov | 1 | R+0.4 | D+0.1 |
| Suffolk University | 1 | R+0.2 | D+1.1 |
| Marist Poll | 1 | D+0.8 | D+2.4 |
| CBS News/YouGov | 1 | D+0.8 | D+0.4 |
| CNN/SSRS | 1 | D+1.6 | D+0.8 |
| Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research | 1 | D+1.8 | D+0.8 |
| Washington Post/George Mason University | 1 | D+1.8 | D+1.8 |
| The New York Times/Siena | 2 | D+2.3 | R+0.2 |
All polls
| Field dates | Pollster | Sample | Result | House-effect adjusted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 | Suffolk University | 500 LV | D+11.0 | D+9.9 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026 | Washington Post/George Mason University | 800 LV | D+13.0 | D+11.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026 | Marist Poll | 1,505 RV | D+12.0 | D+9.6 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 23, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 | CBS News/YouGov | 1,133 LV | D+12.0 | D+11.7 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 | co/efficient R | 1,240 LV | D+9.0 | D+12.7 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 20, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026 | Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research D | 982 LV | D+13.0 | D+12.1 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 15, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026 | The New York Times/Siena | 619 LV | D+13.0 | D+13.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 1,312 LV | D+8.0 | D+8.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Aug 28, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026 | UMass Amherst/YouGov | 650 LV | D+11.0 | D+10.9 | release via wikipedia |
| Aug 28, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026 | UMass Lowell/YouGov | 650 LV | D+11.0 | D+11.8 | release via votehub |
| Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 | YouGov | 1,334 LV | D+11.0 | D+10.8 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026 | CNN/SSRS | 880 LV | D+13.0 | D+12.3 | release via wikipedia |
| Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026 | Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R | 1,000 RV | D+11.0 | D+10.5 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026 | University of New Hampshire Survey Center | 1,178 LV | D+14.0 | D+14.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jun 23, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026 | Fox News (Beacon Research/Shaw & Co.) R | 1,003 RV | D+11.0 | D+10.5 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Jun 19, 2026 – Jun 26, 2026 | The New York Times/Siena | 608 LV | D+15.0 | D+15.3 | release via votehub,wikipedia |