Final party committee campaign finance reports show Democratic committees outraised Republican committees in the 2022 election cycle


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Six party committees raised a combined $1.8 billion during the 2022 election cycle according to final Federal Election Commission reports for the cycle. The Democratic committees raised a cumulative $966 million and spent $980 million, while the Republican committees raised a cumulative $875 million and spent $943 million.

The DSCC outraised the NRSC with $295 million in cumulative receipts to the NRSC’s $250 million. In the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC led in cumulative fundraising with $346 million to the DSCC’s $304 million. 

Cumulatively in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC outraised the NRCC with $363 million to the NRCC’s $289 million. In the 2020 election cycle, the DCCC also raised more than the NRCC with $346 million, while the NRCC had raised $281 million.

The RNC outraised the DNC in the 2022 election cycle. The RNC raised $335 million to the DNC’s $307 million. The RNC also raised more than the DNC during the 2020 election cycle, but by a larger margin. The RNC raised $890 million in cumulative receipts to the DNC’s $491 million.

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