Ken Capron

Ken A. Capron

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Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Maine

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November 3, 2026

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Ken A. Capron (Republican Party) (also known as Watchdog) is running for election for Governor of Maine. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Maine

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Maine on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Shenna Bellows (D)
		Jason Cherry (D)
		W. Edward Crockett (D)
		Kenneth Forrest Pinet (D)
		Troy Dale Jackson (D)
		Angus King III (D)
		Hannah Pingree (D)
	Submit photo	Ken A. Capron (R)
	Submit photo	Bobby Charles (R)
		David Jones (R)
		James Libby (R)
	Submit photo	Owen McCarthy (R)
	Submit photo	Ben Midgley (R)
		Steven Sheppard (R)
		Robert J. Wessels (R)
		Richard Bennett (Independent)
		John Glowa (Independent)
		Alexander Murchison (Independent)

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	There are no incumbents in this race.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Maria Aguilo (R)

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2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 27

Incumbent Jill Duson defeated Dale Holman in the general election for Maine State Senate District 27 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Duson (D)	77.2	16,500
	Submit photo	Dale Holman (R)	22.8	4,876

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,376
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 27

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jill Duson in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jill Duson	89.3	1,850	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Ken A. Capron	10.7	221	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,071
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 27

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Dale Holman in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Dale Holman	100	502	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 502
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 27

Jill Duson defeated Jeffrey Tounge in the general election for Maine State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Duson (D)	77.9	14,225
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Tounge (R)	22.1	4,041

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,266
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 27

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jill Duson in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jill Duson	89.7	3,233	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Ken A. Capron	10.3	372	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,605
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 27

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jeffrey Tounge in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔	Submit photo	Jeffrey Tounge	100	604	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 604
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2018

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maine

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Janet T. Mills in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	50.9	320,962	0	Won (1)
		Shawn Moody	43.2	272,311	0	1
		Teresea Hayes	5.9	37,268	0	1
		Alan Caron	0.0	0	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.0	126	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 630,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Light (L)
• Betsy Marsano (G)
• Karmo Sanders (Independent)
• Ken A. Capron (Independent)
• John Jenkins (Independent)
• Jay Parker Dresser (G)
• Ethan Alcorn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Governor of Maine

Select round: Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Janet T. Mills in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	54.1	63,384	13,439	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	45.9	53,866	11,243	4
		Betsy Sweet	0.0	0	-29,944	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	0	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	40.8	49,945	5,903	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	34.8	42,623	5,080	4
		Betsy Sweet	24.4	29,944	6,957	3
		Mark Eves	0.0	0	-19,521	2
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	0	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	35.5	44,042	2,307	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	30.3	37,543	2,065	4
		Betsy Sweet	18.5	22,987	2,220	3
		Mark Eves	15.7	19,521	1,634	2
		Mark Dion	0.0	0	-5,200	1
		Diane Russell	0.0	0	-2,728	1
		Donna Dion	0.0	0	-1,596	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Janet T. Mills	33.1	41,735	0	Advanced (4)
		Adam Cote	28.1	35,478	0	4
		Betsy Sweet	16.5	20,767	0	3
		Mark Eves	14.2	17,887	0	2
		Mark Dion	4.1	5,200	0	1
		Diane Russell	2.2	2,728	0	1
		Donna Dion	1.3	1,596	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	748	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 126,139
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cynthia Soma-Hernandez (D)
• J. Martin Vachon (D)
• Patrick Eisenhart (D)
• Sean Faircloth (D)
• James Boyle (D)

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Governor of Maine

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Shawn Moody in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Shawn Moody	56.6	53,436	0	Advanced (1)
		Garrett Mason	22.9	21,571	0	1
	Submit photo	Mary Mayhew	14.9	14,034	0	1
		Kenneth Fredette	5.7	5,341	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,382
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2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Ken A. Capron campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine State Senate District 27	Lost primary	$550	$550
2022	Maine State Senate District 27	Lost primary	$83	$0
Grand total			$633	$550
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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