Campaign Research Project

For this project students will need to research different candidates running for governor here in Maine in the upcoming Election (2026). Find a list of candidates for the June 7th primary below:

Democrats: Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Angus King III, Hannah Pingree, and Dr. Nirav Shah.

Republicans: Jonathan Bush, Robert Charles, David Jones, James Libby, Garrett Mason, Owen McCarthy, Ben Midgley; and Robert Wessels.

Independents: Rick Bennet, Edward Crokett, John Glowa, Alex Murcheson, Dereck Levasseur

Students will need to pick a candidate they like and then do a deeper research project about this candidates’ stances and beliefs.

1.     First you will need to find the candidates most important stances, such as: taxes, education, immigration, health care, Climate, energy, civil rights, etc.

2.     Research the candidates background and experiences.

3.     Lastly, You will need to create a campaign poster, flyer, social media post, campaign ad, or similar campaign material to convince others to vote for your candidate.

Grading Criteria:

1.     Depth & Thoroughness of Research (33%) Do you know the candidate?

2.     Visual Display Creativity (33%) How much work and effort did you put into your visual display?

3.     Translation of Message in Visual Display (33%) Did you convincingly and thoroughly share the candidates message to the audience?