Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to retain its fundraising edge over Donald Trump in the first half of October, as filings made on Thursday showed that the vice president’s main campaign committee outraised the former president’s by a massive 6-to-1 margin.
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According to filings made with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday, Harris’ principal campaign committee raised $97.2 million between October 1 and October 16.
In comparison, Trump’s main campaign committee raised just $16.2 million during the same period.
While the difference in spending wasn’t as stark, the Harris campaign outspent Trump’s by a sizeable margin during this period—$165.8 million compared to $135.9 million—with media costs making up the largest chunk of spending for both.
Despite spending more than Trump’s main operation, the Harris campaign’s stronger fundraising meant they had significantly more cash on hand as of Oct. 16—$118.8 million compared to $36.2 million.
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$108.2 million. That is the total amount raised by the Harris Victory Fund—the Harris campaign’s primary high-dollar fundraising vehicle—in the first 16 days of October. In comparison, the Trump 47 Committee—the GOP candidate’s rival to the victory fund—raised $40.1 million during the same period.
The Harris campaign outraised Trump’s operations by a 3-to-1 margin last month. In September, the vice president's principal campaign committee raised $221.8 million, compared to $62.7 million raised by Trump. The difference in expenditure was even starker, with the Harris campaign spending $270 million last month, compared to Trump’s $78 million. Quarterly numbers disclosed by the Harris Victory Fund earlier this month also outlined her massive cash edge, with the high-dollar fundraising arm raising $633 million in the third quarter of the year. In contrast, the Trump 47 committee raked in only $145.2 million during the same three-month period.
Harris Outraised Trump By More Than 3-To-1 In September, Filings Show (Forbes)