Jaime Harrison sets Senate fundraising record with $57 million haul in South Carolina
By Max Greenwood - 10/11/20 09:22 AM EDT
Democrat Jaime Harrison pulled in $57 million in the third quarter of 2020 for his bid to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), setting an all-time fundraising record for a U.S. Senate candidate.
Harrison’s staggering third-quarter haul smashed the previous record of $38.1 million set by former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) in 2018.
Harrison’s third-quarter fundraising total was driven by contributions from 994,000 donors, with an average donation size of $37, his campaign said. Harrison has now raised some $86 million across the 2020 election cycle.
“This campaign is making history, because we’re focused on restoring hope back to South Carolina,†Guy King, a spokesperson for Harrison’s campaign, said in a statement.
Ousting Graham once appeared to be a longshot for Democrats. South Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in more than two decades and President Trump carried the state by 14 points in 2016.
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