2026 elections · Maine

Maine U.S. House, district 2

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean R (Cook: Likely R; Sabato: Lean R; Inside Elections: Likely R; DDHQ: Lean R; silver: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Matt Dunlap

Raised
$2,671,904
From individuals
$2,472,092
From PACs and other committees
$177,403
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$10,000
Cash on hand
$738,175
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $757,979 to support and $727,817 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 27, 2026.

PAC and committee money

23 committees reported giving $83,283 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican

Paul LePage

Raised
$3,233,257
From individuals
$1,645,926
From PACs and other committees
$615,412
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,224,976
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $501,815 to support and $5,086,183 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 27, 2026.

PAC and committee money

108 committees reported giving $394,144 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Matt DunlapDemocrat$2,671,904$738,175$757,979$727,817
Paul LePageRepublican$3,233,257$1,224,976$501,815$5,086,183

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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