2026 Upcoming Elections: June 9 Maine Primary
Election Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Polling Locations: Lewiston Armory (65 Central Ave) or Montello School (407 East Ave) based on where you live on campus.
Don’t live on campus or in Lewiston? Use the Maine.gov portal to look up your polling location here.
Hours: Polls open from 7am to 8pm in Lewiston.
Voting Information:
- Can’t make it on Election Day? Absentee voting is open at the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor of City Hall, Monday through Thursday during business hours.
- The City Clerk will be holding extended voting hours at City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 7:45am – 7pm.
- Voters enrolled in the Democratic or Republican parties, or who are unenrolled, are eligible to vote.
- If you need to register or update your voter registration since you last voted, information about what to bring is here.
About the June 9th Primaries:
Maine has semi-open primaries, which also allows unenrolled voters (voters not enrolled in a political party) to choose which primary to vote in without switching into the party.
Ranked Choice Voting is used in the primaries, so voters can rank candidates in order of preference instead of choosing one. Voters do not have to rank (or vote) for all the candidates. If you need a refresher about how ranked choice voting works, please check out the following explainers:
- League of Women Voters Explainer: https://www.lwvme.org/RCV
- Rolling Stone Video Explainer Ranked-Choice Voting, Explained in 60 Seconds
Who’s On My Ballot:
Candidate Races: Democratic voters will have competitive races for U.S. Senate, Governor, Maine’s CD-2, and Lewiston State Senate. Republican voters will see a competitive primary for Governor. For more information, please visit the nonpartisan voting resource: https://bit.ly/2026-Primary-Bates-Votes
School Budget Referendum: For a second time, voters will have an opportunity to vote on the Lewiston School District budget following the Council’s anticipated adoption on June 2nd.