DCCC reports its highest spending numbers of the 2022 election cycle according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Six party committees have raised a combined $1.3 billion thus far in the 2022 election cycle. In July, the committees raised $64 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission.
In July, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $10.1 million and spent $9.5 million, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $8.1 million and spent $13.3 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the NRSC has outraised the DSCC with $181.5 million in receipts to the DSCC’s $172.2 million. At this point in the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC led in cumulative fundraising with $148.7 million to the DSCC’s $138.3 million.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $13.5 million and spent $16.2 million in July, their highest spending numbers of the cycle. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $9.8 million and spent $8.6 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC leads in fundraising with $252.9 million to the NRCC’s $224.9 million. At this point in the 2020 cycle, the DCCC had raised $226.1 million and the NRCC had raised $173.7 million.
Between the national committees, the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised and spent more than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in July. The RNC raised $11.8 million and spent $15.7 million, while the DNC raised $10.7 million and spent $10.1 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the RNC has raised $259.2 million to the DNC’s $233.5 million. At this time in the 2020 election cycle, the RNC led in fundraising by a larger margin, with $465.1 million in cumulative receipts to the DNC’s $202.5 million.
This election cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC have raised 1.1% more than the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC ($665.7 million to $658.7 million). The Republican committees’ fundraising advantage is down from 1.8% last month.
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