Who raised the most money in the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?

Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $6.1M and had $3.5M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.1M), NRCC ($5.2M), DCCC ($4.2M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?

Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $25K to Jared Forrest Golden; End Citizens United gave $10K to Jared Forrest Golden; DCCC gave $10K to Jared Forrest Golden.

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2022 general election

Maine 2nd District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$31M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Maine 2nd District race: $9.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $22M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$31M

Raised by campaigns

$9.7M

PAC checks

$1.6M

Outside money

$22M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Jared Forrest GoldenDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $6.1M
Spent: $6.2M
From individuals: $4.8M
From PACs: $737K
From party: $10K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $3.5M
Outside money against: $11M

Who paid: 12% of Golden's money came from PACs

Corporate $15K (2%)Trade group $69K (11%)Leadership PAC $244K (37%)Membership $74K (11%)Union $112K (17%)Super PAC $32K (5%)Party $10K (2%)Other $97K (15%)

Hoyer Leadership PAC$25K
Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
DCCC Party$10K
National Education Association Union$10K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
With Honor PAC Other$10K
Votevets Super PAC$10K
Schiff Leads PAC Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.7M attacking
NRCC · $5.2M attacking
DCCC · $1.8M supporting
The Moderate PAC, Inc. · $749K supporting
With Honor Fund, Inc. · $459K supporting

FEC record H8ME02185

Bruce PoliquinRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $3.7M
Spent: $3.6M
From individuals: $2.4M
From PACs: $895K
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $20K
Outside money for: $421K
Outside money against: $6.9M

Who paid: 24% of Poliquin's money came from PACs

Corporate $36K (6%)Trade group $37K (6%)Leadership PAC $430K (68%)Membership $18K (3%)Super PAC $20K (3%)Party $5K (1%)Other $91K (14%)

Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
Making America Prosperous PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Team Lahood Leadership PAC$10K
Ernst Leadership PAC$10K
Team Mchenry Leadership PAC$10K
Building America's Republican Representation PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Cmr Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Take Back the House 2022 Super PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $4.0M attacking
DCCC · $2.4M attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $399K supporting
Center Forward Committee · $275K attacking
Center for Essential Information · $85K attacking

FEC record H4ME02234

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?: $31M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Maine 2nd District race: $9.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $22M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?: Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $6.1M and had $3.5M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.1M), NRCC ($5.2M), DCCC ($4.2M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Maine 2nd District race?: Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $25K to Jared Forrest Golden; End Citizens United gave $10K to Jared Forrest Golden; DCCC gave $10K to Jared Forrest Golden.