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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Maine.

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Events

  • January 20 – A surge in immigration enforcement begins in Maine, primarily in the cities of Lewiston and Portland. The operation is titled "Operation Catch of the Day".[1]
  • January 25 – Six people are killed when a private jet crashes at Bangor International Airport.[2]
  • April 30 – Governor Janet Mills announces she is suspending her campaign for Senate.[3]
  • May 15 – Two firefighters are killed and at least 10 people are injured in an explosion at a lumber mill in Searsmont.[4][5] One of the injured dies of his injuries in July.[6]
  • May 20 – U.S. Senator Angus King argues that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should provide every Medicare recipient with bath mats as a cost-effective preventative measure to reduce spending on fall injuries.[7]
  • May 26 – A ballot initiative that would have restricted transgender students from participating in sports is declared ineligible and removed from the ballot due to invalid signatures.[8][9]
  • May 30 – Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner is accused of sending sexually explicit texts to women during his campaign while he was married.[10][11]
  • July 6 – Politico reports that a woman has accused Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her when the two were dating in 2021.[12]
  • July 8 – Graham Platner announces he is ending his Senate campaign.[13]
  • July 13 – ICE agents fatally shoot 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford.[14]

Scheduled

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rego, Max (January 21, 2026). "Nearly 50 people arrested in federal immigration enforcement surge in Maine". The Hill. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ Muntean, Pete; Sottile, Zoe; Skores, Alexandra (January 26, 2026). "6 people presumed dead in Maine plane crash, Bangor airport says". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lerer, Lisa; Glueck, Katie; Epstein, Reid J. (April 30, 2026). "Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, Suspends Senate Campaign". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ Barstow, Adam (May 15, 2026). "Firefighter dead, several in critical condition after explosion at Searsmont lumber mill". WMTV. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ Whittle, Patrick (May 26, 2026). "Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo". AP News. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died of injuries from the mill fire and explosion". The Associated Press. July 3, 2026. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ WGME Staff (May 22, 2026). "Maine Sen. Angus King says bathmats could save Medicare millions". WGME. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ Whittle, Patrick; Mulvihill, Geoff (May 26, 2026). "Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ Rogers, Brad (May 26, 2026). "'Failed to follow the rules': Maine transgender sports referendum ruled invalid for ballot". WGME. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  10. ↑ Parti, Tarini; Zitner, Aaron (May 30, 2026). "Graham Platner's Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  11. ↑ Vakil, Caroline; Parnes, Amie (June 1, 2026). "Sexting scandal is latest Graham Platner controversy to threaten his chances in Maine". The Hill. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ Piper, Jessica; Wren, Adam (July 6, 2026). "Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her". Politico. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  13. ↑ Popat, Shrai (July 8, 2026). "Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ Mascarenhas, Lauren; Sutton, Joe (July 13, 2026). "One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week". CNN. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  15. ↑ Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Maine State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins". October 14, 2025. Archived from the original on October 22, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Maine elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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