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State Senate District 1

November 3, 2026 general election

People
36,844
Median household income
$56,264 ▼ Maine 74,733
Median home value
$151,600 ▼ Maine 296,600
Median age
50.9 ▲ Maine 44.8

State Senate District 1 (2024); Maine: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

CandidateRaised to dateClean ElectionTheir ownSpent
Lucien Daigle R
Fort Kent · State Representative, District 1 · Clean Election
$44,798$42,398—$24,529
Vaughn McLaughlin D
Fort Fairfield · Clean Election
$43,976$42,341—$1,869

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
Vaughn J McLaughlinwon · FORT FAIRFIELD2,995100%

June 9 primary, Republican

CandidateVotesShare
Lucien J.B. Daiglewon · FORT KENT3,233100%

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

$675 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
$675
SpenderFor / againstAmount
Maine Senate Republicans
2026-08-31 · 1 expenditure
for Dr. Lucien Daigle$675

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