Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Eric Brakey
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Maine District 2
- Filing address
- Auburn, ME (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BRAKEY, ERIC
- Next election
- Primary June 9, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Maine, District 2
FEC candidate ID H0ME02067 · Principal campaign committee: BRAKEY FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$836,319.0798%
- PACs and other committees$11,456.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$7,623.831%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $13,125.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- REINVENTING A NEW DIRECTION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS PACHybrid PAC$2,125.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACPAC$2,000.00
- THOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS (MASSIE PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Eric Brakey$1,021,501.56
- Independent expenditures opposing Eric Brakey$344,991.50
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- PROTECT FREEDOM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$573,416.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONSupporting$420,199.00
- AMERICAN POLICY FUNDOpposing$344,990.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$20,983.00
- FREEDOMWORKS FOR AMERICASupporting$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACSupporting$1,887.00
The race
Maine U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brakey (R) | $855,398.90 | $5,673.07 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jared Golden (D) | $5,382,793.11 | $130,860.81 | 2020-12-31 |
| Dale Crafts (R) | $1,283,275.33 | $3,688.75 | 2020-12-31 |
| Adrienne Bennett (R) | $227,047.10 | $1,672.70 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | October 29 – November 2, 2020 | 475 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Jared Golden 53% · Dale Crafts 44% |
| Colby College | October 21–25, 2020 | 453 (LV) | – | Jared Golden 56% · Dale Crafts 31% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | October 2–6, 2020 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.4% | Jared Golden 60% · Dale Crafts 33% |
| Critical Insights | September 25 – October 4, 2020 | 234 (LV) | – | Jared Golden 52% · Dale Crafts 34% |
| Colby College | September 17–23, 2020 | 275 (LV) | – | Jared Golden 56% · Dale Crafts 33% |
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | September 11–16, 2020 | 440 (LV) | – | Jared Golden 56% · Dale Crafts 37% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BRAKEY FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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