MO-02: Schupp outraises Wagner as campaigns hit final stretch
ST. LOUIS — Democratic State Sen. Jill Schupp outraised U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District as the candidates hit the final stretch in a nationally watched race.
Schupp raised $1.85 million over the third fundraising quarter, from July through September, according to her campaign.
The fundraising totals, reported ahead of an Oct. 15 deadline for candidates to file detailed records with federal election officials, continue an unprecedented fundraising streak for any Democratic challenger to Wagner, a four-term incumbent who was previously a top fundraiser for the Missouri and national GOP parties.
Schupp, of Creve Coeur, and Wagner, of Ballwin, are competing in one of several closely watched congressional races across the country. Democrats are launching a second bid to flip the suburban district, considered Missouri’s only swing district, despite having Republican representation in Congress for all but two of the past 33 years.
Wagner has held her seat since 2013, and President Donald Trump won the district — which includes suburbs from Arnold to St. Charles — in 2016 by 10 percentage points. But in 2018, Wagner, who won three previous elections by 20 or more points, saw her lead shaved to 4 points against political newcomer Cort VanOstran as Democrats retook the House by flipping similar suburban districts.
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