Six party committees have raised a combined $1.4 billion thus far in the 2022 election cycle. In August, the committees raised $84 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission.
The Republican National Committee (RNC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) all reported their highest disbursement numbers of the cycle in August.
In August, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $12.6 million and spent $20.9 million, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $12.6 million and spent $19.8 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the NRSC has outraised the DSCC with $194.1 million in receipts to the DSCC’s $184.8 million. At this point in the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC led in cumulative fundraising with $167.7 million to the DSCC’s $165.2 million.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $15.5 million and spent $23.6 million in August. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $15.6 million and spent $12.5 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC leads in fundraising with $268.4 million to the NRCC’s $240.5 million. At this point in the 2020 cycle, the DCCC had raised $248.8 million and the NRCC had raised $191.0 million.
Between the national committees, the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised and spent more than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in August. The RNC raised $17.2 million and spent $26.6 million, while the DNC raised $10.9 million and spent $14.5 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the RNC has raised $276.4 million to the DNC’s $244.4 million. At this time in the 2020 election cycle, the RNC led in fundraising by a larger margin, with $532.7 million in cumulative receipts to the DNC’s $281.0 million.
This election cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC have raised 1.9% more than the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC ($711.1 million to $697.7 million). The Republican committees’ fundraising advantage is up from 1.1% last month.
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