Democratic party committees pulled ahead or Republicans in cumulative 2022 fundraising


Six party committees have raised a combined $1.8 billion through November 28 according to the penultimate Federal Election Commission campaign finance reports for the 2022 election cycle. During the most recent filing period, the Democratic committees raised $91 million and the Republican committees raised $57 million. 

From October 20 to November 28, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $35 million and spent $56 million, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $12 million and spent $15 million. Cumulatively in the 2022 election cycle, the DSCC has outraised the NRSC with $286 million in receipts to the NRSC’s $247 million. At this point in the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC led in cumulative fundraising with $295 million to the DSCC’s $280 million. 

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $36 million and spent $47 million during the most recent filing period. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $25 million and spent $39 million. Cumulatively in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC leads in fundraising with $360 million to the NRCC’s $287 million. At this point in the 2020 cycle, the DCCC had raised $339 million and the NRCC had raised $271 million.

Between the national committees, the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised more than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from October 20 to November 28. The DNC raised $19.7 million and spent $27.4 million, while the RNC raised $19.8 million and spent $27.0 million. Cumulatively this cycle, the RNC has raised $328 million to the DNC’s $298 million. At this time in the 2020 election cycle, the RNC led in fundraising with $845 million in cumulative receipts to the DNC’s $455 million.

This election cycle, the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC have raised 9.1% more than the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC ($944 million to $862 million). 

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