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John Glowa, Sr., Independent for Governor 2026

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Charting a New Course for Maine

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the well over four thousand registered Maine voters who signed my gubernatorial nomination petition! I submitted more than four thousand certified names to the Secretary of State. However, Shenna Bellows’ Bureau of Elections illegally removed enough certified signatures to put my total at 3,996. This amounts to nothing less than Shenna Bellows and the anti-democratic party stealing my nomination and ignoring the will of thousands of Maine voters. The last thing democrats want is a progressive peoples’ candidate on the ballot. On top of that, the biased press has jumped the gun by announcing that there will be only three candidates on the November gubernatorial ballot.

Please email or call Shenna Bellows at cec.elections@maine.gov and 207-626-8400 and tell her staff to “Put Glowa on the Ballot”. Let me know if you’d like to take some action such as demonstrating in front of the State House.

I have appealed to the court, but I have no faith in Maine government including the “justice” system. This kind of garbage is precisely why America is dying and why I am running for governor. We’ll see if the “system” lets me on the ballot!

A Leader—Not a Politician

Welcome to the Glowa for Governor website. My name is John M. Glowa, Sr. and I want to be our next governor as an independent. Let me be very clear. I am not part of the Augusta political establishment so I need your help to put together a true grassroots campaign of the people, by the people and for the people. If you want a governor who is the typical career politician who will tell you what you want to hear just to get your vote, you can stop reading. If you want a governor who is not a politician, who will tell you the truth, who has had a career in public service, and who knows how government is supposed to work, I hope you’ll consider me.
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I supported the Pine Tree Power referendum to purchase Central Maine Power and Versant. https://www.maine.gov/meopa/electricity/utilities I still support purchasing these two entities and forming a

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Energy

I supported the Pine Tree Power referendum to purchase Central Maine Power and Versant. https://www.maine.gov/meopa/electricity/utilities

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Yahoo News

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Why I want to be your Governor

Our nation is in trouble. Maine is in trouble. Children are dying needlessly of abuse and neglect. Thousands of Mainers are homeless while rent and home prices are skyrocketing. The rich are getting richer while the rest of us are having to fight over the crumbs. Maine's precious environment is being attacked while our state government encourages its destruction. Maine's government is being both inefficient and ineffective without accountability for its actions and inactions. Nothing is being done to reform a rigged system that continues putting those in government and the favored special interests ahead of the people.

I want to be your governor because I believe I am the best and most qualified person for the job. I worked in Maine state government for nearly three decades, most of that time in the Executive Branch with the Department of Environmental Protection. I have a B.S. in Economics and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. I ran for the Maine legislature twice and for governor once. I know how government is supposed to work. This is precisely why the politicians in Augusta are fighting to keep me from being elected. Positive change will not come from within this rigged system and those who benefit from it. It must come from outside the system -- from the people. I will listen to you -- not the lobbyists. I will always act on behalf of the public interest -- not the special interests. I will involve you and ask for your help and guidance. I believe in democracy and I will do my best to bring democracy to Maine's government.

As an independent governor, I will owe allegiance to no party. We are a deeply polarized state and nation -- the product of power hungry politicians. I will put people first and work to bridge the ideological divides that separate us. Party labels cause too many of us to fail or refuse to see others viewpoints. If we are to survive, we must stop tearing each other down and start building each other up. Mainers are good people. As governor, I pledge to do my best to find common ground and to work with everyone to make Maine the best it can be.

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Thousands of Maine voters signed to put Glowa on the ballot. Now we need your help again. Use this form to contact us about getting involved, taking action, or helping make sure those voters’ voices are heard.

Prefer to call? Reach me at 207-660-3801.