Chellie Pingree Will Hold Maine's 1st District Seat

Chellie Pingree will hold the ME-01 seat on November 3, 2026 and will repel Republican Ronald Russell's bid to unseat her. Pingree will enter the race as a nine-term incumbent facing Russell, who won the GOP primary on June 9, 2026 with 54% and a roughly 3,200-vote margin over Joshua Pietrowicz wit…