Read all of our coverage of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the Maine Political Report in your inbox or text messages from politics editor Kirby Wilson.
What’s at stake in this election? What have the major storylines been? And how will they affect the midterms in November? Our politics team answered all your last-minute questions before heading to the polls.
Kirby Wilson is the politics editor for the Press Herald. In that capacity, he oversees political coverage for all Maine Trust for Local News publications. Before joining METLN, he was the senior politics reporter for the Tampa Bay Times for nearly a decade. When he’s not chasing political scoops, Kirby enjoys following his beloved Boston Red Sox, singing show tunes and playing board games.
Sign up for the Maine Political Report to read more from Kirby.
Billy Kobin covers politics for the Press Herald. He joined the newsroom in 2026 after also covering politics for the Bangor Daily News for about two and a half years. Before moving to Maine in 2023, the Wisconsin native reported for the Courier Journal in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Indianapolis Star after graduating from Northwestern University. Billy feels like Maine is right where he needs to be, and apart from reading and enjoying music, he loves getting outside to run, hike, bike, ski and play soccer with friends and family.
Read some of Billy’s most recent work.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less