2022 general election
Maine 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.0M was spent on the 2022 Maine 1st District race: $1.0M raised by the campaigns, $310K of it from PACs, plus $5 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Chellie M. Pingree (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.0M
Raised by campaigns
$1.0M
PAC checks
$310K
Outside money
$5
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Chellie M. PingreeDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $577K
- Spent
- $619K
- From individuals
- $292K
- From PACs
- $285K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 49% of Pingree's money came from PACs
Corporate $74K (26%)Trade group $63K (22%)Leadership PAC $1K (0%)Membership $40K (14%)Union $76K (27%)Super PAC $5K (2%)Other $22K (8%)
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- National Education Association Union$10K
- Americans for the Arts Action Fund Other$10K
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation Corporate$10K
- Outdoor Amusement Business Association Inc Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC · $5 supporting
Edwin ThelanderRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $454K
- Spent
- $445K
- From individuals
- $398K
- From PACs
- $25K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $31K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Thelander's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $4K (23%)Other $12K (77%)
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$10K
- Rutherford Victory Fund Leadership PAC$3K
- Strong Country for Today and Tomorrow (Scottpac) Other$2K
- Van Orden Victory Fund Leadership PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Maine 1st District race?
- $1.0M was spent on the 2022 Maine 1st District race: $1.0M raised by the campaigns, $310K of it from PACs, plus $5 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Chellie M. Pingree (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Maine 1st District race?
- Chellie M. Pingree (Democrat) raised $577K and had $5 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Maine 1st District race?
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($5).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Maine 1st District race?
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $10K to Chellie M. Pingree; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Chellie M. Pingree; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $10K to Chellie M. Pingree.