The race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, is heating up, with fresh fundraising figures offering a glimpse at each campaign’s momentum.

The latest fundraising totals, which captured the last quarter of 2025, showed the Republican frontrunner, former Gov. Paul LePage, with a bigger war chest than his Democratic opponents — all of whom entered the contest for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District after LePage.

LePage, who led Maine from 2011 to 2019 and also previously served as mayor of Waterville, raised more than $1.2 million last year after officially announcing his comeback bid in May. He raised about $307,000 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, and ended the year with about $851,000 on hand, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

Those totals will make LePage and Republicans continue to feel confident in their chances to win the rural district that has backed President Donald Trump in each of his elections. Trump endorsed LePage in December.

But Democrats were not far behind LePage. Former Capitol Hill operative Jordan Wood, a Lewiston native and Auburn resident who initially launched a U.S. Senate campaign last April before switching to the 2nd District race, had raised more than $4 million last year amid his changing plans. However, Wood’s sizable war chest was down to about $630,000 at the end of December.

State Auditor Matt Dunlap, a former secretary of state and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine leader from Old Town, raised about $290,000 after launching his campaign in October. His campaign had nearly $155,000 on hand, according to its initial report. Dunlap entered the race to challenge Golden before Golden announced he was leaving Congress.

State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, did not have to file a fundraising report because he entered the race in January, but his campaign said he raised more than $150,000 in the first few weeks.

Golden had more than $1.6 million on hand at the end of September. He indicated in November that he would use his remaining funds to boost Democratic candidates while paying off remaining bills. His most recent report hinted at that, with Golden refunding some donors and backing candidates such as Democrat Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin — along with committees seeking to boost Democrats in Maine and other states.