This race is in the 2026 primaries.
In the 2026 Maine 2nd District primary, 3 outside groups spent $1.5M: $907K supporting Joseph Baldacci (D), $472K opposing Joseph Baldacci and $101K supporting Matt Dunlap (D).
outside money
- supporting Joseph Baldacci (D)
- $907K
- opposing Joseph Baldacci (D)
- $472K
- supporting Matt Dunlap (D)
- $101K
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleJoseph Baldacci Democrat
$472K$907K$907K supporting Joseph Baldacci · $472K opposing Joseph Baldacci
Matt Dunlap Democrat
$101K$101K supporting Matt Dunlap
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Joseph Baldacci
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $664K
- Outside money supporting
- $907K
- Outside money opposing
- $472K
Matt Dunlap
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $1.2M
- Outside money supporting
- $101K
Paul LePage
Republican
- Own campaign raised
- $2.4M
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 8 Jun 2026
Supporting $2,500
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Project 218supporting Joseph Baldacci$907K
- National Nurses United for Patient Protectionsupporting Matt Dunlap$50,606
- Real Change PACsupporting Matt Dunlap$50,200
Spent opposing a candidate
- Real Change PACopposing Joseph Baldacci$472K
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Project 218 spent supporting Joseph Baldacci · $907K
- Real Change PAC spent opposing Joseph Baldacci · $472K
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection spent supporting Matt Dunlap · $50,606
- Real Change PAC spent supporting Matt Dunlap · $50,200
- Democracy Matters gave to Project 218 · $5.9M
- Spark Innovations gave to Project 218 · $25,000
- NNU gave to National Nurses United for Patient Protection · $2.5M
Group
- Project 218 spent $907K supporting Joseph Baldacci$907K
- Democracy Matters gave $5.9M to Project 218$5.9M
- Spark Innovations gave $25,000 to Project 218$25,000
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