Senate challengers keeping pace with incumbents' fundraisingChallengers outraise Lieberman, ChafeeBy Robert Yoon
CNN Political Research Director
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With the mid-term congressional elections less than four months away, U.S. Senate hopefuls in key races nationwide are keeping pace with -- and sometimes outraising -- their incumbent opponents in the all-important contest for campaign cash, according to fundraising records filed recently with the Federal Election Commission. Challengers in several states, such as Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington State, have raised considerable amounts in the last few months, in some cases almost matching their opponent's haul in the same period. For example, in Montana, Democratic challenger Jon Tester was outraised by his opponent, incumbent Sen. Conrad Burns (R), by just over $4000, or roughly the maximum allowed contribution from two individual donors. Sens. Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and Lincoln Chafee (R-Rhode Island) were each outraised from April 1 to June 30 by challengers hoping to take their job, though Lieberman and Burns have considerably more available cash than their opponents. If money were the only factor, Chafee would be the chamber's most endangered incumbent. He faces a primary challenge in September and has been consistently outraised and has less money in the bank than the likely Democratic nominee, Sheldon Whitehouse. CNN's Xuan Thai contributed to this report.
| Connecticut |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Joe Lieberman (D) |
$1,609,428 |
$4,279,088 |
| Ned Lamont (D) |
approx. $2 million |
approx. $300,000 |
| New York |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
$5,679,413 |
$22,000,937 |
| Bill Brenner (R) |
N/A |
N/A |
| K.T. McFarland (R) |
N/A |
N/A |
| John Spencer (R) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Florida |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Bill Nelson(D) |
$2,509,568 |
$12,081,888 |
| Rep. Katherine Harris (R) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Hawaii |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Daniel Akaka (D) |
$780,000 |
$1 million |
| Rep. Ed Case (D) |
$251,470 |
$381,832 |
| Maryland |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Rep. Ben Cardin (D) |
$925,000 |
$2.3 million |
| Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R) |
$1,899,270 |
$3,039,131 |
| Minnesota |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Amy Klobuchar (D) |
$1.83 million |
$3.5 million |
| Rep. Mark Kennedy (R) |
$1,622,107 |
$4,061,414 |
| Missouri |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Jim Talent (R) |
$2,218,388 |
$7,123,022 |
| Claire McCaskill (D) |
$1,451,087 |
$2,779,993 |
| Montana |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Conrad Burns (R) |
$868,652 |
$2,206,690 |
| Jon Tester (D) |
$864,376 |
$514,907 |
| New Jersey |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Robert Menendez (D) |
$2,587,707 |
$7,392,276 |
| Tom Kean, Jr. (R) |
$1,184,175 |
$2,279,311 |
| Ohio |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Mike DeWine (R) |
$2,136,010 |
$6,635,440 |
| Rep. Sherrod Brown (D) |
$1.6 million |
$3.7 million |
| Pennsylvania |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Rep. Rick Santorum (R) |
$3,603,961 |
$9,439,268 |
| Bob Casey (D) |
$2.765 million |
$5.17 million |
| Rhode Island |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) |
$732,777 |
$1,276,547 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
$1,014,927 |
$1,812,438 |
| Virginia |
| Candidate |
Raised 2nd Quarter |
Cash on Hand |
| Sen. George Allen (R) |
$1,800,751 |
$6,617,620 |
| James Webb (D) |
$882,914 |
$424,245 |
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