AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District steeply outraised the rest of Maine’s congressional candidates by March’s end, but one of his Democratic opponents used ties to a rising congressional star to widen a money lead over the rest of the primary field.
Poliquin, a Republican from Oakland going into his second re-election race in a district being targeted nationally by both parties for the third straight time, took in more than $2.6 million as of March’s end, according to documents due Sunday to the Federal Election Commission.
Just under half of Poliquin’s money came from political committees. His haul is $1 million more than the combined totals raised during this cycle by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine’s 1st District, and the five party candidates running to oust both incumbents.
Four Democrats are running in the June primary for the nomination to take on Poliquin, with Assistant Maine House Majority Leader Jared Golden of Lewiston and conservationist Lucas St. Clair of Hampden distinguishing themselves in the money race so far.
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