ME-02: Pingree (D), Bellows (D) and Jackson (D) band together with ranked-choice pitch to voters
Three Democrats running for governor — Hannah Pingree, Shenna Bellows and Troy Jackson — have joined forces and announced that they will be ranking each other on the June 9 primary ballot.
In a joint statement Friday, the candidates highlighted their experiences working together and alignment on several issues.
“I’ve worked with Shenna and Hannah a long time, and I respect the hell out of them,” Jackson said. “I’m running to win this race for working class people and end the status quo, but I ask that if you plan to vote for me, you rank them right after.”
While the statement did not mention their other two opponents, Nirav Shah and Angus King III, the strategy is a way to utilize the ranked-choice system and potentially overcome the challenge of splitting votes between similar candidates. If no candidate receives more than 50%, the race will enter into a ranked-choice run-off, where the second choice of the bottom candidate gets reassigned until someone gains a majority.
https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/05/22/pingree-bellows-and-jackson-band-together-with-ranked-choice-pitch-to-voters/
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