Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia raised a whopping $17.2 million, far outpacing Republican rival Herschel Walker, whom he'll face within the November election.
The second quarter haul leaves Warnock with a complete of $22.2 million money readily available. He has raised over $70 million this election cycle.
Walker, who's backed by former President Donald Trump and simply received the Could 24 GOP major, raised roughly $6.2 million over the identical interval. He has $7 million money readily available.
Georgia, which President Joe Biden received by simply 0.3% in 2020, was at one time seen as top-of-the-line possibilities for Republicans to select up a Senate seat in 2022. Warnock got here out forward of then-incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler and greater than a dozen others within the November 2020 particular election, however neither candidate reached 50% of the vote, sending them to the Jan. 5 runoff. Warnock prevailed in that election as nicely, together with Democrat Jon Ossoff, turning into the primary Democrats elected statewide in Georgia since 1998.
Walker has had a collection of missteps, together with a number of coverage gaffes and the revelation that he has three kids that he had not beforehand publicly disclosed. The previous soccer star has beforehand criticized "fatherless" households among the many Black group.
Walker, who loved not solely Trump's help however has additionally been endorsed by Republican management in Washington, lately introduced the hiring of veteran Republican operatives to assist bolster his marketing campaign, together with 2012 Mitt Romney communications director Gail Gitcho, GOP operative Brett O'Donnell, and Georgia GOP operative Chip Lake, CBS Information has confirmed.
A Quinnipiac ballot final month confirmed Warnock with a 10-point lead however a latest survey this month, by the progressive group Knowledge for Progress, confirmed the race in a statistical lifeless warmth.
With the Senate divided 50-50, each race can play a defining function in figuring out which celebration will win management. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, whose seat can also be a goal for the GOP, mentioned Tuesday that he had raised $13.6 million.
Arizona's primaries will likely be held on Aug. 2.