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State House District 5

November 3, 2026 general election

People
8,736
Median household income
$55,768 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$147,200 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
44.1 ▼ Maine 44.8

State House District 5 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Douglas Carlisle Jr. R
Presque Isle · Clean Election
$19,800$18,800—$7,951
Lori Kenneson D
Presque Isle · Clean Election
$10,482$9,923—$1,026

Raised to date: each campaign's total since it began (2025 included), from the Ethics Commission's list of registered candidates as of October 17, 2026; where a campaign isn't on it, its itemized 2026 contributions (files as posted October 17, 2026). Spent: likewise, to date. Clean Election: public funding paid this year. Their own: contributions and loans from the candidate. Every figure can be checked on the Commission's search.

Earlier this year

June 9 primary, Democratic

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce Archerwon · PRESQUE ISLE586100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Douglas C Carlislewon · PRESQUE ISLE631100%

From the Secretary of State's returns (votes added up over the towns; ranked-choice contests from the RCV summary report, round by round). Blank ballots aren't counted in the shares.

Outside spending

$88 spent by outside groups for or against this race's candidates (independent expenditures, reported to the Ethics Commission). The candidates don't control it.

AgainstCandidateFor
$88
SpenderFor / againstAmount
People Over Politics PAC
2026-10-13 · 1 expenditure
for Douglas Colburn Carlisle Jr$88

An expenditure that names several candidates is split as the spender reported it.