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State House District 7

November 3, 2026 general election

People
8,727
Median household income
$59,100 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$142,800 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
46.6 ▲ Maine 44.8

State House District 7 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Jantzen Craine R
Houlton · Traditionally financed
$6,409—$10$3,735
Matthew Rush D
Houlton · Clean Election
$21,500$20,500—$2,070

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
Matthew J Rushwon · HOULTON416100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Jantzen Stephen Crainewon · HOULTON738100%

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

$2,048 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
$2,048
SpenderFor / againstAmount
Leadership for Maine's Future PAC
2026-09-21 · 2 expenditures
for Jantzen Stephen Craine$1,940
People Over Politics PAC
2026-10-13 · 1 expenditure
for Jantzen Stephen Craine$108

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