MADISON, Wis. — A tight race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin has brought in more donations for the candidates than the typical election cycle.
The latest quarterly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show current Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has outraised incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson by about $8 million. However, Johnson has spent far less and has more money in the bank.
As of the end of September, Barnes had raised $19.5 million since late July and spent roughly $17 million, which left his campaign with about $3.5 million in the bank.
Johnson, on the other hand, raised $11.6 million and spent roughly $9 million during that time same time period. The latest report showed his team has nearly $4.5 million cash on hand.
The reports also provided a better idea of where the money has came from.
Small, grassroots donations under a given threshold are considered “unitemized” on the report. The Barnes campaign reported nearly $6.8 million of such contributions, which amounted to $3 million more than the Johnson campaign reported raising by those means.
As far as money transferred from other committees, both candidates brought in pretty comparable amounts, slightly above a million dollars each.