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Maine U.S. House District 2 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Maine Secretary of State's list. The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: 2026 General Election Candidates List (FINAL), Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions (Spreadsheet titled FINAL, last modified September 9, 2026 (file metadata); linked from maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming. Withdrawals and replacements listing as of September 22, 2026; declared write in list dated 8/25/26).

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The candidates

  1. Paul R. LePage

    Republican

    Paul LePage, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd District, stated he is a 'big, big fan of data centers' and thinks they will create jobs and solve energy problems

    Their newest statement on the record, August 24, 2026, Bangor Daily News.

    What they said

    4 statements on the record

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    4 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Paul R. LePage's page · In their own words

  2. Matthew G. Dunlap

    Democratic

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 19, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Matthew G. Dunlap's page · In their own words

Certified write in candidates 1

These candidates are not printed on the November 3 ballot. A voter writes in the name, and the votes count because an official election list certifies the candidacy: the state's own, or a county election board's where the state publishes none. Each line names the list that certifies it; what each has said about data centers stays on their own page.

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Paul R. LePage stand on data centers?

Paul R. LePage has 4 statements on data centers on the record.

Statements 4 statements

  1. · paraphrased

    Paul LePage, Republican candidate for Maine's 2nd District, stated he is a 'big, big fan of data centers' and thinks they will create jobs and solve energy problems

    Bangor Daily News · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    LePage said data centers will have their own generation and questioned concerns about water and power demands

    Bangor Daily News · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased

    Paul LePage, Republican candidate for 2nd Congressional District, said data centers will create jobs and he is a big fan of data centers if properly regulated

    spectrumlocalnews.com · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · paraphrased

    LePage said data centers will be responsible for generating their own power

    spectrumlocalnews.com · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Matthew G. Dunlap stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Matthew G. Dunlap.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Matthew G. Dunlap.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Maine Secretary of State's list, verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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