Six party committees raised a combined $867 million in the first 13 months of the 2022 election cycle. The committees raised $76 million in January, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $11.7 million and spent $6.8 million in January, while the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $11.5 million and spent $7.7 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC has raised 4.2% more than the NRCC ($158.0 million to $151.6 million).
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reported its highest monthly fundraising numbers of the 2022 cycle in January, raising $18.0 million and spending $11.7 million. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $10.7 million and spent $5.1 million. So far in this election cycle, the NRSC has raised 18.7% more than the DSCC ($122.9 million to $101.9 million). This was the 10th consecutive month where the NRSC outraised the DSCC.
At this point in the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC led the DSCC in cumulative fundraising by a 8.4% margin ($77.7 million to $71.5 million). The DCCC led the NRCC in total fundraising by a 33.4% margin ($137.0 million to $97.8 million).
Between the national committees, the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised and spent more than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in January. The RNC raised $13.0 million and spent $17.6 million, while the DNC raised $9.8 million and spent $11.9 million. In 2021, the RNC raised 4.7% more than the DNC ($158.6 million to $151.3 million).
At this time in the 2020 election cycle, the RNC led the DNC in fundraising by a larger 90.2% margin ($241.1 million to $91.2 million).
So far in the 2022 election cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC have raised 5.7% more than the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC ($446.0 million to $421.0 million). The Republican committees’ fundraising advantage is up from 3.7% last month.
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