Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Ronald Charles Russell
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Maine District 1
- Filing address
- Kennebunkport, ME (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RUSSELL, RONALD CHARLES MR.
- Next election
- Primary June 9, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Maine, District 1
FEC candidate ID H4ME01160 · Principal campaign committee: RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $191,880.54 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $175,939.22 | General-election nominee |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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$128,424.5167%
- PACs and other committees$8,419.144%
- Party committees$1,000.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$53,655.0028%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$381.890%
Self-funding: $53,655.00 (28% of money raised): $53,655.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$15,065.2020%
- Contributions over $200$59,135.7780%
- Itemized from inside Maine$14,306.3824%
- Itemized from other states$45,727.0576%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: North Carolina $15,881.23. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
3 committees reported giving $6,500.00 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.
- DIRIGO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE AND GOLD FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
The race
Maine U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Charles Russell (R) | $191,880.54 | $18,830.51 | 2026-09-30 |
| Chellie M Pingree (D) | $551,077.70 | $320,049.11 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tiffany Danielle Roberts (D) | $20,051.24 | $4,893.13 | 2026-09-30 |
| Joshua James Pietrowicz (R) | $13,584.80 | $2.67 | 2026-09-30 |
| Eric Small (R) | $12,514.00 | $0.00 | 2026-03-10 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | September 17–21, 2026 | 679 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Chellie Pingree 57% · Ronald Russell 35% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine (retrieved October 22, 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: RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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