本周各竞选团队向联邦选举委员会提交第二季度财务申报文件显示，全美多个关键联邦参议员选区中，民主党候选人的筹款规模均高于共和党对手。
佐治亚州民主党联邦参议员乔恩・奥斯索夫筹得资金，达到共和党众议员迈克・柯林斯的近十倍;俄亥俄州民主党人谢罗德・布朗，筹款额比共和党参议员乔恩・休斯多出约 1000 万美元;得克萨斯州民主党候选人詹姆斯・塔拉里科，筹款领先共和党候选人肯・帕克斯顿超 2600 万美元。
塔拉里科创下得州联邦参议员竞选第二季度筹款新纪录，远超往届民主党参选者。 对比往届数据：2018 年贝托・奥罗克参选时，整个选举周期同期累计筹款不到 2400 万美元;2020 年 MJ・黑加尔筹款 660 万美元;2024 年科林・奥尔雷德筹款超 3800 万美元。以上三位民主党候选人最终均输掉大选。
本届选举周期至今，塔拉里科累计筹款近 6900 万美元，竞选账户剩余可支配资金超 2100 万美元。支持他的超级政治行动委员会 “孤星崛起” 第二季度筹款 1270 万美元，大部分捐款来自领英联合创始人里德・霍夫曼。
塔拉里科的对手、现任得州总检察长帕克斯顿，第二季度筹款 220 万美元，账户仅结余 180 万美元。 扶持帕克斯顿的超级政治行动委员会 “孤星自由” 筹款约 430 万美元，手头仅剩 3.5 万美元流动资金。 共和党外围政治委员会资金储备丰厚，马斯克大额捐款持续加码
尽管民主党单季吸金能力更强，但距离大选越来越近，共和党仍有资金层面的利好支撑。 部分共和党候选人手握更多留存资金：阿拉斯加州民主党人玛丽・佩尔托拉本季筹款比共和党对手丹・沙利文多出近 500 万美元;但沙利文第二季度支出控制在 100 万美元以内，申报显示其账户结余超 800 万美元，比佩尔托拉多出 100 万。
共和党旗下各大超级政治行动委员会、全国党委会家底雄厚。与参议院多数党领袖约翰・休恩绑定的共和党核心超级政治行动委员会 “参议院领导基金”，筹款额比民主党对等机构 “参议院多数党基金” 高出近 2000 万美元。
两党参议院竞选专项委员会最新月度财报显示：全国共和党参议员竞选委员会(NRSC) 流动资金比民主党参议员竞选委员会(DSCC) 多出超 1000 万美元;共和党全国委员会(RNC)账户存有 1.25 亿美元以上现金，而民主党全国委员会(DNC)仍背负债务。
依附特朗普的超级政治行动委员会 “让美国再次伟大集团” 最新月报显示，其流动资金超 3.82 亿美元。
埃隆・马斯克是该委员会主要金主之一。尽管早年和特朗普产生过节，但本次中期选举周期，他已成为共和党头号大额捐赠人。马斯克累计出资至少 9000 万美元，近期还向维韦克・拉马斯瓦米的超级政治行动委员会 V-PAC 捐赠 500 万美元。拉马斯瓦米正在角逐俄亥俄州州长，对手是埃米・阿克顿;马斯克已公开为其背书。二人此前曾联合执掌政府效率部，期间矛盾频发。
马斯克自有超级政治行动委员会 “美国政治行动委员会” 自去年起行事低调。去年威斯康星州最高法院选举中，马斯克力挺的候选人布拉德・希梅尔最终以 10 个百分点的巨大差距落败，该委员会当时联合马斯克旗下其他机构，砸下数百万美元为其助选。 密歇根、缅因两州民主党遭遇党内资金内耗
民主党阵营也面临内部难题。 密歇根州两名民主党候选人仍陷入激烈党内初选，胜者将挑战共和党人迈克・罗杰斯。联邦选举委员会文件显示，受参议员伯尼・桑德斯背书的进步派候选人阿卜杜勒・赛义德筹款 460 万美元，联邦众议员黑莉・史蒂文斯筹款约 210 万美元;共和党候选人罗杰斯筹款不足 300 万，但他账户结余 570 万美元，资金储备超过两名民主党潜在对手。
缅因州民主党候选人格雷厄姆・普拉特纳竞选团队筹款超 900 万美元，共和党参议员苏珊・柯林斯筹款约 570 万。但柯林斯手头可支配资金远超对手：账户结余 1100 万美元，而普拉特纳仅剩 180 万。
本月早些时候普拉特纳因遭性侵指控宣布退选，本人否认相关指控。目前尚不清楚民主党能否将其竞选账户内的巨额资金，转交给接替参选的新候选人。美国法律规定，候选人之间直接转账单笔上限仅 2000 美元。
Democrats dominate fundraising in key Senate races, but Republicans still have ample resources
Democrats raised more money than their Republican opponents in key Senate races across the country in the second quarter, according to campaign finance filings made this week to the Federal Election Commission.
In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff raised almost ten times what Republican Rep. Mike Collins did. In Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown outraised Republican Sen. Jon Husted by roughly $10 million. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico outraised Republican Ken Paxton by over $26 million.
Talarico's haul marks a new record for second quarter fundraising, far surpassing other Democrats who previously pursued Senate seats in Texas.
At this point in Beto O'Rourke's 2018 campaign, O'Rourke had raised a grand total of just under $24 million since the start of the election cycle. MJ Hegar had raised $6.6 million in 2020, and Colin Allred had raised over $38 million in 2024. All three of those Democratic candidates ultimately lost their general election fights.
Talarico has raised nearly $69 million this cycle, and the candidate still has over $21 million to spend. Lone Star Rising, a super PAC that supports Talarico, raised $12.7 million in the second quarter, most of it from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
Talarico's opponent, Paxton, who is currently serving as the state's attorney general, raised $2.2 million in the second quarter and has around $1.8 million in the bank, according to filings.
Lone Star Liberty, a super PAC that supports Paxton, raised about $4.3 million. They have about $35,000 cash on hand.
Republican PACs remain well-stocked, and Elon Musk contributions grow
Still, there are reasons for Republicans to be optimistic as the general election approaches.
In some cases, Republicans still have more money saved. Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola outraised her opponent, Republican Dan Sullivan, by nearly $5 million. But Sullivan spent little (under $1 million) in the second quarter, and still has more than $8 million on hand, according to FEC filings. That puts him $1 million ahead of Peltola.
Republican super PACs and party committees are also well-resourced. The Senate Leadership Fund, a flagship Republican super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, outraised its Democratic equivalent, the Senate Majority PAC, by nearly $20 million.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reported having a cash on hand lead of over $10 million on the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) when those groups filed their most recent monthly reports. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has over $125 million in the bank, while the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is in debt.
MAGA Inc., a Donald Trump-affiliated super PAC, had over $382 million on hand when its most recent monthly report was filed.
Among MAGA Inc.'s donors is Elon Musk, who has emerged as one of the Republican party's top supporters this midterm cycle despite past spats with Trump. He has invested at least $90 million dollars, including a recent$5 million donation, to Vivek Ramaswamy's super PAC, V-PAC. Ramaswamy is running for Ohio governor against Amy Acton. Musk alsoendorsedRamaswamy, which comes after notable tension between the two when co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk's own super PAC, America PAC, has kept a relatively low profile since last year, when Brad Schimel, Musk's preferred candidate in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race, lost in a 10-point blowout. America PAC and other Musk-affiliated groups spent millions supporting Schimel.
Democrats face internal struggles in Michigan and Maine
Democrats also face challenges internally. In Michigan, two Democratic Senate candidates are still locked in a hard-fought primary, vying for the opportunity to challenge Republican Mike Rogers. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, raised $4.6 million, while Rogers raised under $3 million. Rep. Haley Stevens raised about $2.1 million, according to FEC filings. Rogers has more cash on hand, $5.7 million, than either of his potential Democratic opponents.
In Maine, Democrat Graham Platner's campaign raised over $9 million, while Republican Sen. Susan Collins' campaign raised around $5.7 million. Collins has far more cash on hand however, $11 million compared to the Platner campaign's $1.8 million.
Given that Platnerdropped out of the race earlier this monthin the wake of a sexual assault allegation, which he's denied, it is still unknown if and how Democrats will access the Platner campaign's war chest to benefit whoever his replacement turns out to be. Candidate-to-candidate transfers arelimited to $2,000.
