Paul LePage has raised the most in this race — $3,299,130, ahead of Matthew Dunlap at $2,964,964. Paul LePage has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $623,812. On AIPAC: Paul LePage has an AIPAC-linked record (amount still under verification).
With the current officeholder retiring, this seat will have a new winner. This district leans Republican. Paul LePage, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.
Major issues facing Maine, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Matthew Dunlap D | Paul LePage R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $3M | $3.3M |
| Individuals | $2.7M92% | $1.7M51% |
| PACs & parties | $213K7% | $624K19% |
| Self-funded | $10K0% | $0 |
| Other | $12K0% | $986K30% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 858 donors. The other 808 gave $352K combined.
Plus $642K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 627 donors. The other 577 gave $1.1M combined.
Plus $168K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Paul LePage has raised more: $3,299,130, ahead of Matthew Dunlap at $2,964,964.
Paul LePage has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $623,812. Matthew Dunlap has taken $212,587.
Paul LePage has an AIPAC-linked record in FEC filings; the dollar amount is still under verification.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 23, 2026
Trump-aligned super PACs spend millions defending once-safe Republican House seats
MAGA Inc., Trump's main super PAC, reported $300.5M in disbursements through Oct 14 and still held $164.3M, routing $200M to No Going Back PAC and $25M to Safety & Affordability PAC. Safety & Affordability is defending Republicans in AZ-01, ME-02, WI-03, NC-01, OH-10, PA-08, OH-09 and MI-07; No Going Back has spent ~$5M each in MI-04 and NC-11, $14.4M combined in FL-14 and FL-25, and roughly $79M across the MI, OH, NH and NC Senate races. Meanwhile the Congressional Leadership Fund has stopped advertising in IA-01, NJ-07, MI-08 and OH-01.
Source: CNBC (via Kalkine reprint) →October 14, 2026
GOP-network super PAC spends $290K in Maine's 2nd: $190K against Dunlap, $100K for LePage
Poverty to Prosperity (FEC #C00902577), registered as a super PAC in April 2025, spent $190,000 on media opposing Democrat Matthew Dunlap and $100,000 on live calls supporting Republican Paul LePage in Maine's 2nd District (amendment-deduped FEC figures, data through Oct 14). Treasurer Thomas Datwyler runs 9SevenFEC, a Republican campaign-compliance shop; vendors include Spotlight Media Group (founded by former NRCC communications director Michael McAdams) and Alamo Intelligence (a Senate Leadership Fund vendor). Donors disclosed in the October quarterly: Gary and Sandra Bahre (Oxford, ME), Joseph Doyle (Ponte Vedra, FL), and George Palermo (Blue Hill, ME) — no public political profiles found. See the full picture in the Spoiler Playbook.
Source: FEC filings →October 09, 2026
Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats; sees most likely outcome as a 9-to-19-seat Democratic gain
Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.
Source: Newsmax (Cook Political Report ratings) →