Vulnerable Senate Democrats out-fundraise Republican challengers in key swing state races
By
Samantha-Jo Roth
April 16, 2024 5:19 pm
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Senate Democrats are padding their war chests, raising significantly more money than many of their Republican counterparts in the first three months of this year, according to campaign finance records.
The Democratic incumbents who are most at risk of losing their seats this November, such as Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Jon Tester (D-MT), posted some of the highest fundraising totals. However, even with the major fundraising haul, the battlefield for Democrats to defend their slim 51-49 governing majority still tilts upward.
Brown, who running for a fourth term in Ohio, has raised close to $34 million, a number that includes the $12 million he reported in the first three months of 2024. He closed out March with more than $15.9 million cash on hand, over nine times more than his Republican challenger, Bernie Moreno. The Ohio GOP candidate, who won his primary last month, raised $3.8 million, which included the $1.5 million he loaned his campaign, ending the first quarter with about $1.7 million in campaign cash.
Meanwhile, Tester raised $8 million in the first quarter, outraising likely Republican opponent Tim Sheehy by a 3-1 ratio. The haul was the most raised in the first quarter of a Montana Senate election ever, and Tester’s campaign reported ending the first quarter with about $12.6 million in cash on hand. Sheehy brought in $ 2.6 million, including $500,000 that he loaned the campaign, bringing the total the former Navy SEAL has loaned his campaign to $1.45 million this cycle.
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