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Golden’s place in the race
Jared Golden, a Democrat, is the incumbent candidate in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The district’s U.S. House general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The race is contested, meaning voters will have more than one candidate to consider. Eight candidates are listed: six Democrats and two Republicans. Golden is the only candidate identified as the incumbent in the official entries.
An incumbent is the person who currently holds the office. That designation describes Golden’s status in the race, but it does not state his views on legislation or public policy.
The full candidate field
Every candidate in the listed field is seeking the same U.S. House seat in ME-2:
- Jared Golden, Democrat: Golden is listed as the incumbent. His entry includes no biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position.
- Paul Lepage, Republican: Lepage is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. His entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- Paige Loud, Democrat: Loud is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. Her entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- Louis Mr. Sigel, Democrat: Sigel is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. His entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- Jordan Wood, Democrat: Wood is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. Wood’s entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- Joseph Baldacci, Democrat: Baldacci is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. His entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- James L. Clark, Republican: Clark is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. His entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
- Matt Dunlap, Democrat: Dunlap is listed as a candidate in the Nov. 3 general election. His entry includes no biography, campaign finance figures or documented policy position.
The party labels show that Golden, Loud, Sigel, Wood, Baldacci and Dunlap are Democrats, while Lepage and Clark are Republicans. A party label identifies a candidate’s political affiliation; it does not establish a specific position on an issue.
Policy positions and campaign money
Official candidate records document no policy positions for Golden or any of the other seven candidates. As a result, no candidate in this field can be assigned a stated position on an issue from those records.
The entries also list funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand as not on file for every candidate. There are therefore no official dollar figures in these entries for comparing the eight campaigns’ fundraising, spending or current balances.
The same standard applies across the field: a position or financial amount must be documented before it can be presented as part of a candidate’s record.
Election details to follow
The general election remains scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The central process questions are whether the candidate list changes and whether official entries add biographies, policy positions or campaign finance figures before Election Day.
For Golden, those updates would add detail beyond his current identification as a Democratic incumbent. The same types of updates would provide voters with more information about Lepage, Loud, Sigel, Wood, Baldacci, Clark and Dunlap while keeping comparisons consistent across the full field.
