Maine · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Maine District 02 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Maine District 02 House race

Jordan Wood has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Maine District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $12.1M between them. Jordan Wood reports $6M and Jared F. Golden reports $2.3M, a gap of $3.7M. Of what Jordan Wood reports, 91% came from individuals and 1% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

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

Jordan Wood

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

91% individuals1% PACs8% other

$6.0M

raised

Jared F. Golden

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 14% from PACs.

85% individuals14% PACs1% other

$2.3M

raised

Paul Lepage

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 22% from PACs and 77% from individuals.

77% individuals22% PACs1% other

$1.8M

raised

Matt Dunlap

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other

$1.2M

raised

Joseph Baldacci

D · challenger

75% from individuals, 11% from PACs, and 14% from other sources.

75% individuals11% PACs14% other

$664K

raised

Paige Loud

D · challenger

41% from individuals, 6% from PACs, and 53% from other sources.

41% individuals6% PACs53% other

$60K

raised

James Clark

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$600

raised

Where the money came from

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

Ideological / Leadership$41K

Small donors & unclassified$30K

Labor / Unions$20K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

FAIR SHOT PAC · pac$15K
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC · pac$10K
SD PAC · super pac$10K
END CITIZENS UNITED · pac$6K
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$5K
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND · pac$5K
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

87%

7% PACs87% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Jared F. Golden is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

−$254K

−$498K - −$10K. down $203K since 2017.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Armed Services

Who funds them

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

Ideological / Leadership$41K

Small donors & unclassified$30K

Labor / Unions$20K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Jordan Wood D · challenger JW	vs	Jared F. Golden D · incumbent
$6.0M	Raised	$2.3M
$198K	Cash on hand	$398K
1%	From PACs	14%
91%	From individuals	85%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes