Maine 1st District 2026

The money race

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

D★Chellie PingreeIncumbent
$430K
RRonald Russell
$76K

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
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Chellie Pingree	D	$429,634	$0	$0	41%
Ronald Russell	R	$75,680	$0	$0	1%

$505K

Raised by candidates

$492K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Chellie Pingree (D)	$430K	$180K	$237K	41%	45%	$422K	234
Ronald Russell (R)	$76K	$67K	$7K	1%	23%	$70K	59

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Chellie Pingree

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $430K
Small-dollar: 41%
In-state: 45%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Ronald Russell

R Republican

Raised: $76K
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 23%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Mostly out-of-state money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.