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Jared Golden vs Mike Soboleski

Lean RR +2.5 forecast· 0 polls · 0 markets
Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
34% Golden (D)
66% Soboleski (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Model's predicted final margin R +2.5 · 80% CI R+14.5 → D+9.5
Actual result D+0.7 · backtest (race already called)
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
0.0%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
no recent coverage
Where this race stands
Verified

Lean R · model 66% R

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (R+4) suggests Lean R.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+2.5 with an 80% CI ranging from R+14.5 (10th pctile) to D+9.5 (90th pctile), giving R a 66% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · lean-r
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +2.5
80% CI: R +14.5D +9.5 · win prob 34%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used0
Days to electionpassed
Actual resultD+0.7
Residual σ6.00pt
Generated7/1/2026

Endorsements · 0 total

Source · Wikipedia · 2 candidates with no endorsements yet
DJared Golden0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
RMike Soboleski0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2024-11-12
Jared GoldenH8ME02185 ↗
Receipts
$7.9M
Disburse
$7.9M
Cash on hand
$126.7K
Debts
$0
Health professionals$13.2K
Securities & investment$12.0K
GREYLOCK PARTNERS$19.4K
BERKSHIRE PARTNERS, LLC$18.1K
BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE GROUP$14.8K
TEXAS CRUDE ENERGY, LLC$14.1K
BLOOMBERG, LP$13.2K
Mike SoboleskiH4ME02283 ↗
Receipts
$129.7K
Disburse
$129.7K
Cash on hand
$0
Debts
$0
Real estate$3.3K
Govt employees$2.9K
COHEN KLINGENSTEIN$6.6K
CENTRAL MAINE MOTORS$6.6K
EMERSON TOYOTA$5.0K
RELIANCE EQUIP$4.3K
SFE MFG INC$3.3K

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports
IE total
$46.9M
D side
$8.5M · 18%
R side
$38.3M · 82%
Top spender
CONGRESSIONAL LEADE…
For / against split
For Golden $8.5M
Against Golden $38.1M
For Soboleski $212.0K
SpenderSideAmountShareTarget
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDR$15.8M34%against Jared Golden
NRCCR$11.5M25%against Jared Golden
RESTORATION PACR$7.5M16%against Jared Golden
WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.D$6.4M14%for Jared Golden
STRATEGIC MAJORITY PACR$2.0M4%against Jared Golden
CONSERVATIVE OUTSIDER PAC INCR$212.0K0%for Mike Soboleski

Editorial ratings · 6 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Lean D3
Tilt D1
Tossup2
CNalysis
Tilt D
Nov 15
The Cook Political Report
Tossup
Oct 30
Decision Desk HQ
Lean D
May 31
Elections Daily
Lean D
Nov 3
Inside Elections
Tossup
Sep 25
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Lean D
Jun 4

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
Jul 1, 2026Lean Rmodel
Jun 22, 2026Tilt Dmodel
May 15, 2026Lean Dmodel
May 11, 2026Likely Rmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2024-11-12
Endorsementsnothing to sync
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks