NJ-11: Democrat Mikie Sherrill raised $1.9 million in Q2
It used to be normal for fundraising by Senate candidates to dwarf that of House candidates. Not this year.
New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat trying to flip a longtime Republican stronghold, raised nearly $1.9 million during the second quarter of the year.
That’s more than at least one Democratic senator facing a competitive re-election and at least five Republicans running for Senate in competitive races this year.
Sherrill, a first-time candidate, isn’t the only Democratic House challenger who raised just as much or more than Senate hopefuls this year. At least 11 others have raised nearly $1.1 million or more.
By comparison, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III raised just $1.5 million during the same period. And his GOP challenger, who had to spend money in a nasty May primary, raised even less. To be fair, the New Jersey House districts where Democrats posted big numbers are more affluent than the Mountain State.
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