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ME — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in ME during 2012
Total Raised
$9,385,761
Total Donated
$209,810
Candidates
18
Individual Donors
46
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $2,676,728
REP $3,672,215
Top Candidates in ME (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, ANGUS STANLEY JR | IND | Senate | $2,964,323 |
| SUMMERS, CHARLES EDWARD JR | REP | Senate | $1,295,221 |
| MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. | DEM | House | $1,222,006 |
| PINGREE, CHELLIE M | DEM | House | $1,024,608 |
| D'AMBOISE, LAURENCE SCOTT | REP | Senate | $775,007 |
| RAYE, KEVIN L | REP | House | $682,563 |
| POLIQUIN, BRUCE L | REP | Senate | $321,763 |
| BENNETT, RICHARD A | REP | Senate | $219,864 |
| DILL, CYNTHIA ANN | DEM | Senate | $184,364 |
| SCHNEIDER, WILLIAM JOSEPH | REP | Senate | $134,532 |
| COURTNEY, JONATHAN T E | REP | House | $129,711 |
| HINCK, JON | DEM | Senate | $124,749 |
| DUNLAP, MATTHEW GORDON | DEM | Senate | $111,601 |
| WOODS, STEPHEN M | IND | Senate | $72,495 |
| RICHARDSON, RALPH BLAINE | REP | House | $54,566 |
| PLOWMAN, DEBRA D. | REP | Senate | $51,431 |
| POLLARD, JUSTIN BENJAMIN | DEM | Senate | $9,400 |
| CALDER, PATRICK D | REP | House | $7,557 |
Top Donors in ME (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAHRE, ROBERT P MR | $52,500 | DEVELOPER |
| 2 | CALLAHAN, DANIEL J MR | $18,000 | RETIRED |
| 3 | BAHRE, ROBERT MR | $17,500 | OXFORD PLAINS SPEEDWAY |
| 4 | BELIVEAU, SEVERIN M | $15,500 | ATTORNEY |
| 5 | BAHRE, SANDRA | $14,250 | MERCHANT |
| 6 | MERRILL, PAUL | $10,460 | MERRILL TRANSPORT |
| 7 | DYKE, RICHARD E | $10,400 | BUSINESS CONSULTANT |
| 8 | LEE, NANCY | $7,470 | — |
| 9 | JONES, LINDA | $6,460 | PUBLISHER |
| 10 | GORMAN, LEON A | $5,000 | RETIRED |
| 11 | MONKS, ROBERT A | $5,000 | BOSTON CO |
| 12 | MORRIS, JOHN D II | $4,450 | ARCHITECT/DEV |
| 13 | DOWNING, JOHN | $4,325 | INSURANCE |
| 14 | MOODY, JAMES | $4,312 | HANNAFORD BROTHERS CO |
| 15 | COWAN, HOWARD | $3,500 | — |
| 16 | DAY, CHARLES | $3,100 | FALECK & MARGOLIE |
| 17 | LACHMAN, PHYLLIS | $2,700 | HOMEMAKER |
| 18 | LEONARD, RALPH E | $2,500 | CONTRACTOR |
| 19 | COHEN, WILLIAM S | $2,332 | US GOV'T |
| 20 | KENNEDY, RICHARD E | $2,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 21 | MCCORMICK, BARBARA | $1,400 | — |
| 22 | MONKS, ROBERT A G | $1,250 | BOSTON CO |
| 23 | MORSE, DAVID C | $1,250 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 24 | MONKS, MILLICENT S | $1,000 | RAM ISLAND DANCE CO |
| 25 | MURRAY, GERALD | $1,000 | ENG |