State Senator District 3 in Maine State Senate District 3, Maine

2026 Primary Election

• Danny E Costain — Candidate for State Senator in ME

  Danny Costain is a Republican politician with a background in military service and law enforcement. A graduate of Old Town High School and the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, he honorably served eight years in the United States Air Force and the Maine Air National Guard. Costain previously served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 100 from December 2018 to December 2022, and subsequently District 33 from December 2022 to December 2024. He is now running for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 3 and is on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 9, 2026. He is married to Lanci and has two children.

• Stanley Byron Short Jr. — State Legislator in Pittsfield, ME

  Stanley Byron Short Jr. is a Democratic candidate for Maine State Senate - District 3 in the 2026 Primary Election. He previously served as a Maine State Representative for four years and has extensive experience as a Labor Leader across 14 states, advocating for working men and women. A graduate of Lawrence High School and Southern Maine Vocation Institute, Short is from Pittsfield, married, and has two children. He aims to develop Maine's economic potential by attracting businesses, expanding fishing and hunting, and protecting papermaking jobs. He also seeks bipartisan solutions to support workers affected by job losses.

• Joel R Stetkis — Chairman of the Maine Republican Party in ME

  Joel R. Stetkis is a Republican candidate seeking election to the Maine State Senate, representing District 3, in the June 9, 2026 primary election. He previously served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives for District 105 from 2014 to 2022, during which he also held the position of Assistant Republican Leader from 2020 to 2022. In January 2023, he was elected as chairman of the Maine Republican Party. His legislative record, as assessed by an environmental advocacy group, indicates a low lifetime score of 11% on issues related to climate change, land, water, wildlife, and healthy communities.