Maine’s 282 federal candidates reported $46.3M in 2026

A short roster and a $46.3 million book

Two hundred eighty-two federal candidate committees produced $46.3 million in receipts. That combination means Maine’s candidate money is concentrated. A Senate committee or a small set of House committees can hold most of a $46.3 million state total. The Maine hub’s receipt sort shows which FEC IDs those are. The 282 count still includes primary filers and residual committees; it is an inventory, not a November ballot.

Democratic candidate receipts of $33.0 million are 71.3% of the book. Republican receipts of $13.2 million are 28.6%. Other-party receipts of $69,734 are 0.2%. Party codes attach to candidate committees, not to the 18,556 donors.

A complete citation for Maine names both $46.3 million in candidate receipts across 282 filers and $140.0 million from 18,556 donors, then stops. Adding a third invented total is how these pages go wrong.

Donor dollars of $140.0 million

The individual contribution total of $140.0 million from 18,556 donors exceeds the $46.3 million candidate book, as donor series usually do. The multiple is smaller than in Massachusetts, Virginia, or New York in this file. Maine residents still give to national PACs and out-of-state campaigns; the $140.0 million simply does not run as far ahead of receipts.

Eighteen thousand five hundred fifty-six donors is the FEC contributor count. It is not a unique-person census after name matching. Occupation fields live on the underlying rows.

Cycle 2026 remains open. Amendments move Form 3 receipts. Restated individual files move donor aggregates. If the live Maine hub disagrees with this guide, the hub and FEC.gov control.

What these totals omit

The $46.3 million does not include independent expenditures by Super PACs, even when the ads name a Maine candidate. It does not include Maine Ethics Commission filings for state offices. It does not include unreported activity.

PAC and Super PAC directories are the companion tables if the question is where a share of the $140.0 million went after it left a Maine address.

Maine Ethics Commission is separate

State-office campaigns in Maine file with the Ethics Commission. Those reports are not in the $46.3 million or the $140.0 million. This page is federal 2026-cycle data from FEC.gov.

Maine FEC totals

The Maine FEC totals page holds the live 2026 table for the 282 committees. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share FEC.gov as the source. Numbers on this guide are packet facts only.

Putting Maine’s FEC fields on one page without mixing them

The packet for Maine contains seven quantitative fields for cycle 2026: 282 candidates, $46.3 million in candidate receipts, $33.0 million Democratic, $13.2 million Republican, $69,734 other, $140.0 million donated, and 18,556 donors. This guide cites those fields and percentages computed from them. It does not cite poll numbers, independent-expenditure totals, or state-office filings, because those are not in the packet.

Candidate receipts of $46.3 million can include individual gifts, PAC transfers, and other inflows a campaign discloses. They do not include Super PAC ads. Donor totals of $140.0 million count itemized individual contributions originating from Maine regardless of the recipient. The two series overlap only where a Maine donor gave to a Maine-tagged candidate committee.

Party shares — 71.3% Democratic, 28.6% Republican, 0.2% other — are receipt shares. They are not donor shares. The Maine FEC totals page, the candidate directory, the PAC directory, and the Super PAC tracker are the four LobbyVault views that share FEC.gov as the source.

This page does not claim that 71.3% of Maine donors are Democratic or that 28.6% are Republican. Those percentages apply to candidate receipts of $33.0 million and $13.2 million out of $46.3 million. It does not claim that $140.0 million was spent in Maine. Donor dollars follow the recipient committee, which may file anywhere.

It does not claim that 282 candidates will appear on a general-election ballot. It does not convert $69,734 into a named third party. It does not add $46.3 million to $140.0 million. It does not include state-office money.

What it does claim is narrower: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault show these 2026-cycle totals for Maine, and the Maine hub plus the candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories are the tables behind them.

Questions

How much have Maine federal candidates raised in 2026?

Maine-associated federal candidate committees reported $46.3 million in receipts across 282 filers. Democratic committees reported $33.0 million and Republican committees reported $13.2 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Maine donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $140.0 million from 18,556 Maine donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $46.3 million in candidate receipts.

What share of Maine candidate receipts is Democratic?

Democratic candidate committees reported $33.0 million, or 71.3% of the $46.3 million total. Republican committees reported $13.2 million (28.6%) and other filers $69,734. Party codes sit on candidate committees.

Are Maine state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Maine Ethics Commission filings for state offices are not part of the $46.3 million or $140.0 million.