Senate Democrats in Trump States Raise More Than GOP Challengers
- Ten incumbents raised $19.9 million in fourth quarter of 2017
- More than 20 Republican candidates netted just $6.6 million
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Senate Democrats in this year’s toughest re-election races have raised millions more than their Republican opponents as the party looks to turn donor anger at President Donald Trump into success at the polls in November.
The 10 incumbents facing re-election in states won by Trump raised $19.9 million during the last three months of 2017, while 24 Republicans competing in primaries to select their challengers raised $6.6 million, a Bloomberg analysis of filings this week with the Senate Office of Public Records shows.