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U.S. House

Maine 2nd District

Election day Nov 3, 2026 · Open seat · Data as of Sep 11, 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

  1. $2.56M
    +$17K for
  2. $1.21M
    +$340K for
Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
Money raised and outside spending by candidate
CandidatePartyRaisedOutside supportOutside oppositionSmall-dollar
Paul LePageR$2,563,901$16,616$02%
Matthew DunlapD$1,205,432$339,759$017%
$3.77M
Raised by candidates
$1.85M
Spent by candidates
$356K
Outside spending
3 spenders
2
Candidates
CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsSmall-dollarIn-stateSpentDonors
Paul LePage (R)$2.56M$1.42M$403K2%77%$878K573
Matthew Dunlap (D)$1.21M$1.18M$14K17%66%$977K657

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

SpenderTargetStanceSpentNetworkDark money in
REAL CHANGE PAC
C00950345
Matthew DunlapSupport$289K
4 filings
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION
C00490375
Matthew DunlapSupport$51K
2 filings
THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY
C90018904
Paul LePageSupport$17K
11 filings

Candidates

PL

Paul LePage

R Republican
Raised
$2.56M
Small-dollar
2%
In-state
77%
Outside for / against
$17K / $0
MD

Matthew Dunlap

D Democrat
Raised
$1.21M
Small-dollar
17%
In-state
66%
Outside for / against
$340K / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.