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

Maine District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Maine District 02 House race

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

Democrat Jordan Wood has raised about $6.0M, more than 3 times any rival.

Jordan Wood reports 91% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Jared F. Golden, ranks No. 2 in the money.

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.

JW

Jordan Wood

D
D · challenger

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

91% individuals1% PACs8% other
$6.0M
raised
Jared F. Golden

Jared F. Golden

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

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

85% individuals14% PACs1% other
$2.3M
raised
PL

Paul Lepage

R
R · challenger

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

77% individuals22% PACs1% other
$1.8M
raised
MD

Matt Dunlap

D
D · challenger

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

98% individuals1% PACs1% other
$1.2M
raised
JB

Joseph Baldacci

D
D · challenger

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

75% individuals11% PACs14% other
$664K
raised
PL

Paige Loud

D
D · challenger

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

41% individuals6% PACs53% other
$60K
raised
JC

James Clark

R
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.

Small donors & unclassified$72K
Banking & Financial$45K
Ideological / Leadership$41K
Labor / Unions$20K
Tech & Telecom$7K
Health & Pharma$7K
Law & Lobbying$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • FAIR SHOT PAC · pac$15K
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC · pac$10K
  • SD PAC · super pac$10K
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT · company$9K
  • CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS · company$8K
  • ACCELR8 VENTURES · company$7K
  • ARNOLD VENTURES · company$7K
  • BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA · company$7K

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
2
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.

Small donors & unclassified$72K
Banking & Financial$45K
Ideological / Leadership$41K
Labor / Unions$20K
Tech & Telecom$7K
Health & Pharma$7K
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
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
Banking & Financial
No
Incumbent
Yes