2026 · ME-02 · 65% Paul LePage in the markets

The money in ME-02

Matt Dunlap (D) has raised $1.2M and has $229K left; Paul LePage (R) has raised $2.6M and has $1.7M left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $3.4M on the race.

The nominees

Matt Dunlap

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$1.2M
Spent
$977K
Cash
$229K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 54%Larger donors 44%PACs 1%The candidate 1%

63% of itemized donations came from Maine; 37% from other states.

Outside spending

For $976KAgainst $197K
  • National Nurses United for Patient Protection: $436K for
  • REAL CHANGE PAC: $292K for
  • CFFE PAC: $204K for
  • America PAC: $137K against

Paul LePage

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$2.6M
Spent
$878K
Cash
$1.7M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 9%Larger donors 68%PACs 22%Party 0%

47% of itemized donations came from Maine; 53% from other states.

Outside spending

For $155KAgainst $2.1M
  • HMP: $2.1M against
  • America PAC: $104K for
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $34K for
  • THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY: $17K for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Matt Dunlap
Alabama: $510Alaska: $250Arizona: $1KColorado: $3KFlorida: $13KGeorgia: $1KIndiana: $537Kansas: $0Maine: $337KMassachusetts: $13KMinnesota: $10KNew Jersey: $3KNorth Carolina: $2KNorth Dakota: $400Oklahoma: $0Pennsylvania: $3KSouth Dakota: $400Texas: $5KWyoming: $250Connecticut: $4KMissouri: $1KWest Virginia: $0Illinois: $3KNew Mexico: $365Arkansas: $0California: $61KDelaware: $560District of Columbia: $6KHawaii: $0Iowa: $10Kentucky: $275Maryland: $5KMichigan: $1KMississippi: $0Montana: $130New Hampshire: $7KNew York: $15KOhio: $5KOregon: $708Tennessee: $835Utah: $10Virginia: $10KWashington: $3KWisconsin: $2KNebraska: $0South Carolina: $4KIdaho: $615Nevada: $7KVermont: $2KLouisiana: $275Rhode Island: $681

ME $337KCA $61KNY $15KMA $13KFL $13K

Paul LePage
Alabama: $6KAlaska: $0Arizona: $13KColorado: $18KFlorida: $311KGeorgia: $7KIndiana: $7KKansas: $0Maine: $981KMassachusetts: $48KMinnesota: $14KNew Jersey: $0North Carolina: $500North Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $0Pennsylvania: $8KSouth Dakota: $5KTexas: $173KWyoming: $7KConnecticut: $13KMissouri: $28KWest Virginia: $0Illinois: $60KNew Mexico: $490Arkansas: $20KCalifornia: $77KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $7KHawaii: $0Iowa: $0Kentucky: $0Maryland: $7KMichigan: $20KMississippi: $3KMontana: $1KNew Hampshire: $21KNew York: $69KOhio: $10KOregon: $0Tennessee: $21KUtah: $0Virginia: $22KWashington: $0Wisconsin: $500Nebraska: $0South Carolina: $3KIdaho: $14KNevada: $25KVermont: $7KLouisiana: $24KRhode Island: $100

ME $981KFL $311KTX $173KCA $77KNY $69K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through June 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Matt Dunlap DOpen seat$1.2M$977K$229K$976K$197K
Paul Lepage ROpen seat$2.6M$878K$1.7M$155K$2.1M
Jordan Wood DOpen seat$6.0M$5.8M$198K——
Jared Golden DIncumbent$2.6M$2.3M$398K——
Joseph Baldacci DOpen seat$664K$644K$20K$1.4M$532K
Paige Loud DOpen seat$61K$56K$5K——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • National Nurses United for Patient Protection: $436K for Matt Dunlap
  • REAL CHANGE PAC: $292K for Matt Dunlap
  • CFFE PAC: $204K for Matt Dunlap
  • HMP: $2.1M against Paul Lepage
  • America PAC: $104K for Paul Lepage
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $34K for Paul Lepage
  • Project 218: $1.4M for Joseph Baldacci
  • REAL CHANGE PAC: $532K against Joseph Baldacci

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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