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Democratic Senate Candidates Raised $104 Million vs $35 Million for Republicans in Quarter Ending June 30
Campaign finance reports filed July 15 show Democrats in the 11 most competitive races raised three times as much as Republicans. Democrats ended the period with more than double the cash on hand.
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Democratic candidates in the 11 most competitive Senate races raised a total of $104 million in the quarter ending June 30, compared with $35 million for Republican candidates, according to campaign finance filings reported by NBC News. Democrats ended the quarter with $129 million cash on hand while Republicans held $61 million. Democratic Sen.
Jon Ossoff reported $43 million cash on hand. His Republican opponent, Rep. Mike Collins, ended the quarter with $2 million. In North Carolina and Texas, Democratic candidates Roy Cooper and James Talarico each held more than $20 million, while Republicans Michael Whatley and Ken Paxton reported $3.5 million and $1.7 million respectively.
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown held $16.4 million for Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, Rep. Ashley Hinson and former Rep. Mike Rogers each ended the quarter with more cash on hand than their opponents despite being outraised.
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts outraised and held more cash than independent candidate Dan Osborn. Republican Sen. Democratic candidate Annie Andrews raised $4.3 million in South Carolina during the quarter.
