Texas Candidates Raise nearly $100 Million For Races

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According to Ballotpedia, Texas candidates running for office in the 2022 election have raised nearly $100 million for their campaigns in this reporting period, with Republicans vastly out raising Democrats and candidates for governor in both parties vastly out raising candidates in other races.

In the Democratic Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

• Beto O’Rourke (Governor) – $31,844,328
• Jay Kleberg (Land Commissioner) – $1,434,388
• Mike Collier (Lieutenant Governor) – $1,358,190

In the Republican Party, the top fundraisers in the most recent semiannual reporting period were:

Greg Abbott (Governor) – $30,018,811

Dan Patrick (Lieutenant Governor) – $6,252,091

Eva Guzman (Attorney General) – $4,223,448

Overall, Democratic officeholders and candidates raised $37.2 million in this period. Republican officeholders and candidates raised $60.6 million. Combined, all statewide officeholders and candidates in the Jan. 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022, filing period raised $97.9 million.

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