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Maine · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Maine District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Maine District 01 House race

Chellie Pingree has raised more than 6 times the next candidate.

Democrat Chellie Pingree has raised about $419K, more than 6 times any rival.

Ronald Russell reports 89% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 57% from PACs and 43% from individuals.

43% individuals57% PACs0% other
$419K
raised
RR

Ronald Russell

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 9% from PACs.

89% individuals9% PACs2% other
$76K
raised
TR

Tiffany Roberts

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$20K
raised
JP

Joshua Pietrowicz

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 55% from individuals.

55% individuals37% PACs8% other
$14K
raised
ES

Eric Small

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$13K
raised
AP

Andrew Piantidosi

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$42K
Labor / Unions$35K
Defense & Aerospace$17K
Agriculture$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Real Estate & Construction$8K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Transportation$6K
Tech & Telecom$3K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$600

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC · pac$10K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC · pac$8K
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$7K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

46%53%
46% PACs53% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Chellie Pingree is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$7.0M
$2.6M - $12M. up $7.0M since 2009.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Agriculture

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$42K
Labor / Unions$35K
Defense & Aerospace$17K
Agriculture$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Real Estate & Construction$8K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Chellie Pingree
D · incumbent
Chellie Pingree
vs
RR
Ronald Russell
R · challenger
$419K
Raised
$76K
$423K
Cash on hand
$20K
57%
From PACs
9%
43%
From individuals
89%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No