Rick Bennett

American politician from Maine (born 1963)

Governor — MEIndependentRunning nowVugol ID VM-9W3-Q82E

Running for Governor, ME, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/rick-bennett

Roster source: Wikipedia (secondary source) (2026-09-19)

Headshot · legislature.maine.gov

Rick Bennett — Photo — Photo · Dirigo Blue · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · Governor, ME · General · Independent · on the ballot
2020 · State Senate, ME District 19 · General · Republican · won · 13,581 votes (59.6%) · source

Background

Richard A. Bennett is an American businessman and politician from the state of Maine. Initially elected as a Republican, he currently serves in the Maine Senate as an independent. He is currently running for Governor of Maine in the 2026 election.

Bennett previously served as President of the Maine Senate from 2001–2002.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-19 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Bennett_(Maine_politician)

Website and social

Campaign site

Campaign contact: info@bennettforgovernor.com · source

Sources

Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-19 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Bennett_(Maine_politician)
Roster — Wikipedia (secondary source) — https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Maine_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375587164
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rick_Bennett,_May_2012.png
photo_curated — https://legislature.maine.gov/district18

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