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2026 Maine District 1 House Election

Chellie Pingree (D)

About this race

This district usually votes strongly Democratic. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The candidates are Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, and Ronald Russell, a Republican.

Key issues in Maine

Major issues facing Maine, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Chellie Pingree Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$429,634 raised · $422,200 spent · $423,112 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lower prescription drug costs, protect reproductive freedom, strengthen Social Security and Medicare, livable wages

Ronald Russell Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$75,680 raised · $69,878 spent · $20,023 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Hard-working families and seniors, reducing crime and supporting first responders, education, civility in Congress.

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Chellie Pingree DRonald Russell R
Raised$430K$76K
Individuals$180K42%$67K89%
PACs & parties$237K55%$7K9%
Self-funded$0$1K1%
Other$12K3%$3821%
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.

Who are the biggest 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.

Chellie Pingree 245 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$430K
Campaign spent$422K
Cash on hand$423K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals42%
PACs / committees55%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Organization$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$4K
  • Cooperative PAC$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Corporate PAC$4K
  • Membership PAC$4K
  • Membership PAC$3K
  • Corporate PAC$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Membership PAC$2K
  • Membership PAC$2K
  • Trade association PAC$2K
  • PAC$2K
  • Labor PAC$2K
  • Trade association PAC$2K
  • Leadership PAC$2K
  • Labor PAC$2K

Showing the 50 biggest of 245 donors. The other 195 gave $103K combined.

Plus $104K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Chellie Pingree’s full FEC filings →

Ronald Russell 60 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$76K
Campaign spent$70K
Cash on hand$20K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals89%
PACs / committees9%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Self-funded$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • PAC$1K
  • Individual$800
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$520
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Cooperative PAC$500
  • Individual$425
  • Individual$425
  • Individual$383
  • Individual$325
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$250

Showing the 50 biggest of 60 donors. The other 10 gave $2K combined.

Plus $7K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Ronald Russell’s full FEC filings →

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.

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