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Dakota Dupuis D
On the November ballot: Hancock County Sheriff (Ellsworth)
June 9 primary for Hancock County Sheriff (Democratic): won, 9,101 votes (100%)
Campaign money: Sheriff · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $13,826
Largest payees: Vistaprint $4,474 Professional services · Vista Print $2,984 Not coded · Lowes $2,451 Hardware and tools · Ninja Transfers $1,642 Apparel · Signs on the Cheap $835 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Amazon $314 Hardware and tools · Stencil Stop $279 Not coded · Facebook $249 Social media and online ads
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Dupuis law enforcement · Hancock County Sheriffs Department · Ellsworth | The candidate | $9,503.69 |
| Robert Minott construction engineering · Coastal Drilling and Blasting · Ellsworth | Person | $1,050 |
| Charleston Hill LLC Ellsworth | Business | $1,002.25 |
| Dan Dupuis General Business · Granite Group · Otis | Person | $750 |
| Michelle Dupuis Healthcare Medical · MDI School District · Otis | Person | $750 |
| Steven Juskewitch attorney legal · Self Employed · Dedham | Person | $573.66 |
| Jonathan Mahon law enforcement · Hancock County Sheriff's Office · Surry | Person | $547.33 |
| Trish Bates food services · Self Employed · Dedham | Person | $500 |
| William Birch Law Enforcement · Hancock County Sheriff's Office · Bangor | Person | $500 |
| Statewide Property Management Ellsworth | Business | $400 |
| Michelle Mahon Van driver for students with in the school district. · Ellsworth School Department · Surry | Person | $400 |
| David Irving general business · Shelterwood Forest Services · Bangor | Person | $250 |
| Caleb Lynch Construction Engineering · C & C Lynch Excavation · Dedham | Person | $250 |
| Tony Dunbar Writer · Self Employed · Dunbar | Person | $200 |
| Lisa Crowell healthcare medical · Gentiva Hospice · Brewer | Person | $200 |
Dupuis, Dakota on the Ethics Commission's campaign finance search. Itemized transactions: 2026 from the Commission's files as posted October 17, 2026, and 2025 from the campaign's own reports.
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Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Strong not currently employed, Not Employed · Ellsworth | $100 | 2 | |
| Mary Jane Schepers general business, Self Employed - Interior Design · Bar Harbor | $40 | 3 | |
| Linda Gould retired, Sherman'S Book Store · Mount Desert | $40 | 2 | |
| Laurie Fogelman not currently employed, Not Employed · Franklin | $25 | 4 | |
| Jason Pechinski government civil, Homeland Security · Ellsworth | $25 | 3 |