Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Rick Bennett
- Office
- Governor of Maine
- Party
- Independent (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Janet Mills
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: bennettforgovernor.com
- Candidate list
- Maine Secretary of State — 2026 General Candidate List (final)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Home buying | Says they will create a state-backed down payment guarantee for qualified first-time buyers. | Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/new-page-1 Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Mortgages | Says they will launch a Direct Mortgage Support program to help families with monthly payments. | Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/new-page-1 Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Housing supply | Says they will use a housing bond to restart Maine’s factory-built housing industry and expand home repair grants. | Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/new-page-1 Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Government | Says they will answer only to the people of Maine, not to either party. | Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/visionformaine Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Maine’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Maine campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Maine officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Maine Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: Maine Secretary of State — 2026 General Candidate List (final) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/new-page-1 — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — bennettforgovernor.com/visionformaine — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Dirigo Blue, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Maine campaign-finance search (official)
