Augusta, Maine – The Maine Democratic Party will hold its U.S. Senate Nominating Convention on Saturday, July 25, where delegates from all 16 counties will vote to select the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. Full details of the U.S. Senate nominating process is available here.
The convention will be livestreamed on the Maine Dems website. For safety reasons, only credentialed delegates, credentialed press, and staff will be permitted to attend in person.
To request a press credential, members of the media must RSVP HERE by Thursday, July 23 at 12:00 p.m.
Key Points:
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The Maine Democratic Party will hold a Nominating Convention on July 25, 2026 to determine the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.
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To be eligible for the convention, candidates must be registered Democratic voters, must file a written Declaration of Intent to Seek the Democratic Nomination with the Chair of the Maine Democratic Party, and must collect 500 nominating signatures from individuals who were registered Democratic voters in Maine as of the June 9, 2026 Maine Democratic Primary election. Full rules can be found here.
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Each county will be apportioned one third the amount of delegates it received at the 2026 state convention. The 2026 delegate apportionments were assigned based on the turnout of the 2024 primary.
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To select delegates, county chairs held Delegate Nominating Meetings in which all Democrats registered in the county as of June 9, 2026 were eligible to participate and vote.
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The Nominating Convention will provide each qualifying candidate the opportunity to address delegates prior to voting.
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Voting will be conducted in rounds until one candidate reaches a majority. The five candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first round will advance to the second round. Each subsequent round will eliminate the lowest vote-getter until one candidate is chosen.
