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State House District 6

November 3, 2026 general election

People
8,508
Median household income
$70,500 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$159,600 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
44.1 ▼ Maine 44.8

State House District 6 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Donald Ardell Rincumbent
Monticello · State Representative, District 6 · Traditionally financed
$146———
Melanie Tompkins D
Mapleton · Traditionally financed
$400——$317

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
Melanie Tompkinswon · MAPLETON437100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Donald James Ardellwon · MONTICELLO1,047100%

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

$132 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
$132
SpenderFor / againstAmount
People Over Politics PAC
2026-10-13 · 1 expenditure
for Donald Ardell$132

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