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House · Maine · General Election
Maine 2nd
📅 General: November 3, 2026
Last updated: Nov 01, 2026 06:45 PM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$6.9M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$37.5M
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$104.5M
516 lobbying clients
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
HMP
Opposing Lepage
$12.1M
SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC.
Opposing Dunlap
$10.6M
CLF
Opposing Dunlap
$4.5M
PROJECT 218
Supporting Baldacci
$2.3M
CFFE PAC
Opposing Dunlap
$2.0M
REAL CHANGE PAC
Supporting Baldacci
$1.1M
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION
Opposing Dunlap
$972K
REAL CHANGE PAC
Opposing Dunlap
$769K
POVERTY TO PROSPERITY
Opposing Lepage
$290K
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.
Opposing Lepage
$258K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $462.2M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $104.5M in campaign spending in this race.
$104.5M
Campaign Spending
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏭 Trade & Manufacturing
🛡️ Defense & Security
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma
⚡ Energy & Utilities
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
WOOD (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT
$7K
(2)
LA WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE PAC
$5K
(2)
LEPAGE (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
RISBARA BROS. CONSTRUCTION
$10K
(5)
DUNLAP (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY
$1K
(2)
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCE
$1K
(1)
PINGREE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-02)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Commercial and Institutional B · $59.1M
Research and Development in th · $36.0M
Other Technical and Trade Scho · $26.8M
Perishable Prepared Food Manuf · $24.7M
Petroleum Refineries · $19.1M
Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Veget · $16.7M
Recipient
Amount
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAINE DEPARTM
$6.2B
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$877.1M
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
$358.8M
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MAINE
$215.2M
MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
$114.1M
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES
$110.7M
CIANBRO CORPORATION
$104.6M
JACKSON LABORATORY
$98.5M
Candidate Comparison
Lepage (R)
—
$3.3M
$848K
12%
74%
$805K
$12.1M
Dunlap (D)
—
$3.0M
$444K
37%
85%
$4.3M
$16.9M
Baldacci (D)
—
$665K
$6K
12%
99%
$2.3M
$1.1M
Financial Breakdown
Individual Contributions
$1,689,499
PAC Contributions
$618,812
Individual Contributions
$2,730,282
PAC Contributions
$212,248
Individual Contributions
$498,617
PAC Contributions
$74,050
📜 Historical Context — Maine
ME has a partisan lean of D+2. The state has shifted toward Republicans by 3 points in recent elections. Republicans won 4 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin R+22).
Presidential Results
2020 D+8.9
2016 D+2.8
2012 D+15.1
2008 D+17.3
2004 D+9.0
Senate Results
2020 R+8.5
2018 R+24.8
2014 R+36.2
2012 R+16.9