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Shenna Bellows D
Ran for Governor in 2026
June 9 primary for Governor (Democratic): lost, 44,770 votes (21% of first choices)
Campaign money: Governor · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $1,824,100
Largest payees: Old Town Media LLC $737,727 TV and cable · WestWest Digital $221,637 Professional services · Amy Weinstock $118,610 Staff and consultants · Payroll Data Processing $105,371 Staff and consultants · Declaration Media $60,844 Professional services · GBAO $56,500 Polling · Elias Law Group $54,900 Professional services · MBA Consulting Group $54,379 Professional services
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Shenna Lee Bellows not currently employed · State of Maine · Augusta | The candidate | $10,485.26 |
| Hulda Khalidi not currently employed · Self Employed · Cape Elizabeth | Person | $4,150 |
| Susan Smith not currently employed · Not Employed · Phippsburg | Person | $4,150 |
| Susan K. Bates not currently employed · Not Employed · Tenants Harbor | Person | $4,150 |
| Luca Mellon not currently employed · Self Employed · Rockland | Person | $4,150 |
| Stephanie G. Cotsirilos not currently employed · Self Employed · Portland | Person | $4,150 |
| Elizabeth P. Hill not currently employed · Not Employed · Brooksville | Person | $4,150 |
| Lynn Harrison not currently employed · Not Employed · Bridgton | Person | $4,150 |
| Kathleen Clay Taylor not currently employed · Not Employed · Gouldsboro | Person | $4,150 |
| Karen Tcheyan not currently employed · Not Employed · Orrs Island | Person | $4,150 |
| Scott Kane not currently employed · Not Employed · Cape Elizabeth | Person | $4,150 |
| Roxanne Quimby not currently employed · Not Employed · Hobe Sound | Person | $4,150 |
| Linda Coleman not currently employed · Not Employed · Portland | Person | $4,150 |
| Nils Tcheyan not currently employed · Not Employed · Orrs Island | Person | $4,150 |
| Scott T. Maker not currently employed · Self Employed · Portland | Person | $4,150 |
Bellows, Shenna 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| MPA CAMPAIGN VOTE! 6 expenditures | for | $118,426 |
| Working Families Party PAC 9 expenditures | for | $16,796 |
| MPA Votes 4 expenditures | for | $2,042 |
| VoteRise 3 expenditures | for | $677 |
| Maine Youth Power PAC 1 expenditure | for | $3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Mellon not currently employed, Self Employed · Rockland | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Elizabeth P. Hill Other, Not Employed · Brooksville | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Karen Tcheyan not currently employed, Not Employed · Orrs Island | $4,150 | 4 | |
| Scott Kane not currently employed, Not Employed · Cape Elizabeth | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Linda Coleman student, Lesley University · Portland | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Nils Tcheyan not currently employed, Unknown · Orrs Island | $4,150 | 4 | |
| Scott T. Maker general business, Self Employed · Portland | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Emily Barr not currently employed, Not Employed · Cape Elizabeth | $4,150 | 3 | |
| Carol A. Wishcamper Other, Not Employed · Freeport | $4,150 | 4 | |
| Susan Bartovics Agriculture, Self · North Haven | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Bryan Shumway Other, Epco LLC · Scarborough | $4,150 | 4 | |
| Diana C. Lee not currently employed, Unknown · Cumberland | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Ellen L. Sudow Other, Not Employed · Tenants Harbor | $4,150 | 2 | |
| Jake Lipsett Other, Mothership Strategies · Round Pond | $4,150 | 5 | |
| Jordan Wood Not Currently Employed, Not Employed · Round Pond | $4,150 | 7 |