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Republicans rake in cash ahead of 2026

Jul 17, 2025, 5:28am EDT
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House Republicans put up strong fundraising numbers from April through June, helped significantly by their leadership. Ten Republicans targeted by Democrats raised more than $1 million for the quarter, led by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif.; just one Democrat seeking reelection, Virginia’s Eugene Vindman, hit that bar. (New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas, who raised $1.8 million, is running for Senate.) Republican leaders massively helped their conference, putting $8.4 million into their frontline “patriots,” as the GOP’s congressional campaign committee raised $32.2 million.

But Democrats outmatched Republicans in Senate races. Sen. Jon Ossoff, the only Trump-state Democrat seeking reelection, ending June with $15.5 million on hand; Maine Sen. Susan Collins, the only Harris-state Republican running next year, raised $2.4 million. In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger had doubled the take of GOP gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, $10.7 million to $5.9 million, raising Democrats’ confidence that they’ll win back the state.

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