Vulnerable House Democrats were more successful fundraisers during the first quarter of this year than Republican incumbents facing similar races, new fundraising disclosures show.
The average Democrat in a race rated as competitive by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales raised 21 percent more — $822,000 vs. $677,000 — than a similarly situated Republican, a CQ Roll Call analysis of filings with the Federal Election Commission found.
Battleground incumbents in both parties had an average of $2 million in their campaign accounts at the end of the quarter on March 31, although the Republican average bankroll was slightly larger.
