Alexander Kenneth Murchison

Alexander Kenneth Murchison is a mechanical/design engineer from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, who ran as an independent (unenrolled) candidate for Governor of Maine in 2026. Born in Caribou, Maine in 1995, he graduated from Caribou High School and earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Technology from the University of Maine in 2019. He has worked for about five years as a design engineer at JSI Store Fixtures, a store-fixture manufacturing factory. He describes himself as 'not a politician' but 'a regular guy' — a creative problem-solver who campaigned on affordable housing, energy independence, and government accountability. He withdrew from the race on March 13, 2026, citing personal reasons.