2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds David Costello?
The money.
- Raised
- $154K
- Spent
- $154K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 25% $39K
- Candidate's own money & loans 75% $115K
- Other receipts <0.1% $11
Campaign totals through Aug 26, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $39K from individuals
51% in small-dollar gifts
$20K of $39K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $14K of the $19K the campaign reported itemizing through Aug 26, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 18, 2026 for this campaign.
36% from Maine · 64% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Illinois $7,600
- Maine $5,200
- Maryland $500
- New York $500
- California $450
- New Hampshire $238
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $5,638. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $8,850, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Aug 26, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 12, 2025 to Jun 18, 2026, net of refunds (24 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names David Costello.
Where it went.
Where the money went $33K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $33K of the $154K the campaign reported spending through Aug 26, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 25, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 9% $3,107
- Fundraising & processing fees 22% $7,500
- Polling, research & data 3% $1,000
- Travel, meals & events 20% $6,804
- Office, technology & overhead 12% $4,057
- Legal & compliance 0.3% $110
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 33% $11K
Largest payees
- UPLIFT STRATEGIY GROUP $7,500
- MAINE CONSERVATION VOTERS $5,000
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF MAINE $5,000
- FACEBOOK $2,809
- MAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTY $1,915
Paid to individuals: $7,862, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 27, 2025 to Aug 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (51 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Troy Dale JacksonDemocrat · $25M raised · $1.8M outside
- Susan M. CollinsRepublican · $17M raised · $4.0M outside
- Jordan WoodDemocrat · $6.4M raised
- Janet Trafton MillsDemocrat · $6.0M raised · $8,950 outside
- Dan KlebanDemocrat · $536K raised
- Saundra PelletierDemocrat · $427K raised
- Shenna BellowsDemocrat · $381K raised
- Nirav ShahDemocrat · $281K raised
- Daira RodriguezDemocrat · $243K raised
- Paige LoudDemocrat · $62K raised
- Phillip RenchIndependent · $56K raised
- Carmem Vincent CalabreseRepublican · $18K raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.