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Elections · U.S. House, District 1 · Maine

Ronald Russell

Republican On the November ballot

Raised for this seat

$76K

Through June 30, 2026

Cash on hand

$20K

Through June 30, 2026

On the November ballot

Russell faces Chellie Pingree for this seat on November 3, 2026.

Chellie PingreeDemocrat · $430KRonald Russellthis pageRepublican · $76K

The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

10%from small donors
Small donors
10%$7K
Large donors
79%$60K
PACs
9%$7K
Party
--
Self-funding
1%$1K
Other
1%$382

Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Maine

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 21 days before by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
696K
Median household income
$88K
Unemployment
3.3%
Living below the poverty line
8.0%
Without health insurance
5.1%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

The whole race

Record in office

Russell has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

What the campaign says, on ronrussellforcongress.com

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Campaign photo, campaign website (reference use, candidate's own published headshot). Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.