Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Edwin F Thelander

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Maine District 1
Filing address
Bristol, ME (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
THELANDER, EDWIN F MR.
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Maine with the 2022 district highlighted

Maine, District 1

RepublicanU.S. House · Maine District 1ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2ME01131 · Principal campaign committee: THELANDER FOR CONGRESS INC

Total raised$454,062.79
Total spent$445,248.08
Cash on hand$8,814.71
Debts owed by the campaign$10,000.00
Loans from the candidate$30,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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: $398,212.58PACs and other committees: $24,825.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $31,025.01
  • Individual contributions$398,212.5888%
  • PACs and other committees$24,825.005%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$31,025.017%

Self-funding: $31,025.01 (7% of money raised): $1,025.01 given and $30,000.00 lent by the candidate. $20,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

4 committees reported giving $15,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Maine U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Edwin F Thelander (R)$454,062.79$8,814.712022-12-31
Chellie M Pingree (D)$576,607.49$404,275.342022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Pan Atlantic ResearchOctober 7–15, 2022400 (LV)± 3.5%Chellie Pingree 62% · Ed Thelander 28%
University of New HampshireSeptember 15–19, 2022351 (LV)± 3.6%Chellie Pingree 57% · Ed Thelander 32%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)May 10–13, 2022263 (LV)± 6.0%Chellie Pingree 57% · Ed Thelander 33%
Pan Atlantic ResearchApril 21 – May 5, 2022~420 (LV)± 4.8%Chellie Pingree 51% · Ed Thelander 31%
Digital Research Inc.March 14 – April 7, 2022311 (RV)–Generic Democrat 43% · Generic Republican 26%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: THELANDER FOR CONGRESS INC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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