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# Sheriff Election — Hancock County, Maine
***Hancock Sheriff · the arena*** · Ellsworth hires this desk · **2026 is on**
## This is Side Two
The job is on the [office twin](/sheriff/hancock-county-maine-sheriff). The place is [Hancock County](/counties/hancock-county-maine). Not a campaign. Names belong on the official sample ballot. No crown.
## 2026 is this oval — say Ellsworth, not a park flyer
Constitution **Article IX, Section 10**. SOS table revised **27 February 2026**: **Hancock Sheriff 2026**. **Tuesday, 3 November 2026** is the regular general. Primary: **9 June 2026**. Takes office **1 January**. Washington is also 2026 and still a **different** desk. The 2028 four are not this map.
## Sample ballot wins
1. [Secretary of State](https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting) official candidate list
2. Town clerks — Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Stonington, and the rest
3. Current Sheriff of record — official Hancock County Sheriff / Judicial Branch list
If a site and the official sample ballot disagree, the **sample ballot** wins.
## What you are hiring
A four-year, full-time county Sheriff: 50 State Street jail, Ellsworth court, island civil process. **Not** Bar Harbor Police. **Not** park rangers. **Not** District 7. Read the [office page](/sheriff/hancock-county-maine-sheriff). Qualifications: **30-A M.R.S. § 371-B**.
## Remedy, relief, service, due process, rights
A wrong paper or a mistreated booking is still a complaint door. Relief when the ferry dies is still this county’s mutual aid. Service of process is still a person on Swan’s Island. Equal protection from Dedham to Winter Harbor.
## Official doors
- [Secretary of State — elections](https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting)
- [Upcoming elections](https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/upcoming-elections)
- [Title 30-A § 371-B](https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-a/title30-asec371-b.html)
- [The office — Hancock Sheriff](/sheriff/hancock-county-maine-sheriff)
- [County briefing — Hancock](/counties/hancock-county-maine)
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