What's on the Maine Journeyman Electrician Exam?
Prov's content outline for the 80-question Maine Journeyman Electrician exam, the four references you may bring, and the Chapter 120 amendments that change the 2026 NEC in Maine.
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What's on the Maine Journeyman Electrician Exam?
The Maine Journeyman Electrician exam has 80 questions in 3 hours, open book, and you need 70%. Prov writes and gives it for the Electricians' Examining Board.
The content outline
Prov's bulletin (effective October 31, 2026) breaks the exam down like this:
| Content area | Questions |
|---|---|
| Wiring and Protection | 16 |
| Wiring Methods and Materials | 12 |
| Equipment for General Use | 12 |
| Motors and Controls | 11 |
| General Electrical Theory and Principles | 10 |
| Services, Feeders and Branch Circuits | 5 |
| Special Occupancies | 5 |
| Special Equipment | 5 |
| Special Conditions | 2 |
| Communication Systems | 2 |
| Total | 80 |
Most areas track NEC chapters: Chapter 2 for wiring and protection, Chapter 3 for wiring methods, Chapter 4 for equipment and motors (Article 430 alone carries much of the motors area), Chapters 5 to 8 for the special areas. The ten theory questions are where the American Electricians' Handbook and the Holt theory textbook earn their place in your bag.
What you may bring
Prov's bulletin permits four references in the room:
- NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2026
- American Electricians' Handbook, 17th edition
- Mike Holt's Understanding Electrical Theory for NEC Applications (2022)
- The Maine electrical laws and rules
Permanent tabs and highlighting done beforehand are fine. Handwritten notes, formulas, sticky notes and taped-in index sheets are not.
The edition: 2026, not 2023
Maine's April 2026 bulletin still named the 2023 NEC. The October 2026 bulletin lists the 2026 NEC, which Maine enforces on installations started on or after July 1, 2026. Study material written for 2023 numbers several rules differently: load calculations moved from Article 220 to Article 120, for example.
Where Maine changes the 2026 NEC
Board rule Chapter 120 adopts the 2026 NEC with amendments. A study guide written for the national code will teach some rules Maine does not enforce:
- Arc-flash marking (110.16): Maine keeps the 2023 rule. The dated arc-flash label is required only on service and feeder equipment rated 1,000 amperes or more.
- Kitchen GFCI (210.8(A)(7) and (B)(2)): the appliances listed in 210.8(D)(8), (9) and (10) are exempt.
- Dwelling outdoor outlets (210.8(F)): GFCI is not required for water pumps or sewer pumps.
- NM cable in dropped ceilings (334.12(2)): not adopted.
- Receptacles at tubs and showers (406.9(C)(1)): Maine only bars receptacles within or directly over the tub or shower stall, not the national 3-foot and 8-foot zones.
- EV charger emergency disconnect (625.43(D)(1)): not adopted.
Because the laws and rules are a permitted reference, tab Chapter 120 next to the NEC sections it changes.
How to study
- Learn the outline's heavy areas first. Wiring and protection, wiring methods, equipment and motors are 51 of the 80 questions.
- Practice look-up speed. You have about 2¼ minutes per question.
- Do the theory by hand. Ohm's law, power, voltage drop and motor calculations come up in the theory area.
Practice for the exam
Our Maine Journeyman practice test is weighted like Prov's outline, and every question cites the 2026 NEC section, or the source it comes from. For test-day logistics, see the Journeyman exam day.
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