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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001437113</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
    </headerData>

     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0001396440</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>814-00746</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>1300 POST OAK BOULEVARD</com:street1>
                				<com:street2>8TH FLOOR</com:street2>
                				<com:city>HOUSTON</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>77056</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>713-350-6000</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Jason B. Beauvais</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>

				    <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc. </name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>880 Carillon Parkway</com:street1>
                				<com:city>St. Petersburg</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>33716</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>13664</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>810548.48</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>89029361</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>06/27/2025</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>04/01/2021</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired via restricted stock vesting between 04/01/2019 and 04/01/2021</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>13664</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>04/01/2021</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>



        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>06/27/2025</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ Jason B. Beauvais</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
