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Maine

sheshe2

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2. Her term is up and she vacates her seat on 01/06.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM

13 hrs ago

I would assume the lieutenant Governor would serve in the interim.

The 2026 Maine gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor Janet Mills is ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Although Maine has adopted ranked-choice voting, it is only used for primary and federal general elections. Therefore, the primary will be conducted with ranked-choice voting, and the general election will be conducted with the traditional plurality voting system. Primary elections will be held on June 9, 2026.[1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Maine_gubernatorial_election

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If Mills wins and then resigns, what happens? The governor - who is s/he? - nominates someone? [View all] question everything 14 hrs ago OP

Feom what I found a special election has to be held within 60 days Lifeafter70 14 hrs ago #1

Her term is up and she vacates her seat on 01/06. sheshe2 13 hrs ago #2

Mills will not be the next senator from Maine. Nt Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #3

Her term would expire before sworn into the Senate. RandySF 12 hrs ago #4

There is already a race underway for her seat. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #5