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Owen McCarthy R
Ran for Governor in 2026
June 9 primary for Governor (Republican): lost, 5,033 votes (4% of first choices)
Campaign money: Governor · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $447,311
Largest payees: M2 PLACEMENT LLC $148,821 Social media and online ads · JIM BARNETT $70,250 Professional services · STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIA $42,500 Professional services · SAMUEL SHAVER $29,244 Staff and consultants · XPERT LOBBY $22,965 Professional services · RED CURVE SOLUTIONS $22,280 Professional services · RED OCTOBER PRODUCTIONS $19,971 TV and cable · FIRST STREET PLLC $15,915 Not coded
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| OWEN MCCARTHY healthcare medical · MEDRHYTHMS INC · GORHAM | The candidate | $4,648.47 |
| HOLLY MCCARTHY healthcare medical · MAINE EYE CENTER · GORHAM | Person | $4,335.94 |
| BURAK SEZEN retired · RETIRED · FALMOUTH | Person | $4,150 |
| BRIAN HARRIS Healthcare Medical · MEDRHYTHMS · Windham | Person | $4,150 |
| PHILIP HAMILTON Retired · RETIRED · Portland | Person | $4,150 |
| STACEY HARRIS Construction Engineering · CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION · Windham | Person | $4,150 |
| BINYAMIN NACHMAN General Business · JASSBY INC · Hopkinton | Person | $4,150 |
| GIL ARIE Attorney Legal · SIG SAUER · Portsmouth | Person | $4,150 |
| LARA BASHKOFF Not Currently Employed · NOT EMPLOYED · Weehawken | Person | $4,150 |
| ROMY ARIE Student · STUDENT · Newton | Person | $4,150 |
| JOHN MOORE General Business · NARROW GAUGE CINEMA · Farmington | Person | $4,150 |
| MATTHEW RODRIGUE General Business · RODRIGUE SERVICES LLC · South Orange | Person | $4,150 |
| PAUL KALMBACH Jr. General Business · KALMBACH FEEDS INC · Arlington | Person | $4,150 |
| VINCENT MICUCCI General Business · ALLIANT · Portland | Person | $4,150 |
| HEIDI KALMBACH Homemaker · HOMEMAKER · Findlay | Person | $4,150 |
MCCARTHY, OWEN 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.
Outside spending for and against them
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| HARDWORKING MAINE FAMILIES PAC INC. 2 expenditures | for | $12,000 |
Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWEN MCCARTHY healthcare medical, MEDRHYTHMS INC · Gorham | $4,648 | 8 | |
| BURAK SEZEN Retired, RETIRED · Falmouth | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Matthew Rodrigue General Business, RODRIGUE SERVICES LLC · South Orange | $4,150 | 3 | |
| CHRISTOPHER PIERCE General Business, THE DINGLEY PRESS · Cumberland Foreside | $2,500 | 2 | |
| James Higgins Chenmark · Cumberland Foreside | $2,075 | 2 | |
| Ron Russell retired, Retired · Kennebunkport | $2,075 | 15 | |
| Justin Schair financial investment, Acadia Capital Group · Portland | $2,075 | 5 | |
| Shamit Grover Other, Vesper Company LLC · Scarborough | $2,075 | 2 | |
| Michael Bourque General Business, THE MEMIC GROUP · Portland | $2,000 | 2 | |
| David Engle general business, Do Good Group · Portland | $2,000 | 3 | |
| JOEL ALLUMBAUGH healthcare medical, HEALTH ACCESS SOLUTIONS · Pittston | $1,500 | 2 | |
| Jared Levin Retired, Retired · Cumberland Center | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Kevin Hancock office and administrative occupations, Hancock Lumber · Casco | $1,000 | 3 | |
| Brenda Garrand Other, Garrand Partners · Rockland | $1,000 | 5 | |
| Maximiliano MONKS real estate professional, Keeper Bay · Cape Elizabeth | $1,000 | 2 |