Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally continues to rake in more cash than her two would-be Democratic rivals combined, raising $983,147 in the last three months for her re-election campaign.
McSally, who is not being challenged in the Republican primary, is also outspending both of the Democrats combined and still has more than $2.5 million in the bank, filings with the Federal Election Commission show.
The amount is still relatively small, since one estimate suggests a total of $20 million was spent in Congressional District 2 during the last election cycle two years ago.
On the Democratic side, physician Matt Heinz has raised $207,526 between the beginning of April and the end of June, while former state Rep. Victoria Steele raised $56,660 during the period.
Congressional District 2
McSally raised $983,147 in donations, with $206,900 coming from political action committees.
She spent $645,643 on campaign-related activities and has $2.56 million cash on hand.
Heinz raised $207,526 in donations, with $55,000 coming from political action committees.
He spent $176,337 on campaign-related activities and has $419,888 cash on hand.
Steele raised $55,660 in donations, with $5,000 coming from political action committees. She spent $44,483 on campaign-related activities and has $56,675 cash on hand.
Grijalva has war chest
In the CD3 race, Democrat incumbent Rep. Raúl Grijalva far and away leads the fundraising numbers for the beginning of April to the end of June filing period, pulling in $142,141.
Former Democratic challenger James Villareal reported he raised $10,633 before he terminated his campaign on May 10. The remaining balance in contributions at the time of his exit — $750 — was refunded to contributors.
Edna San Miguel, the Republican candidate, dropped out of the race on June 21 during a hearing in Pima County Superior Court challenging the validity of her petition signatures and filed no contributions for the period.
The exits of Villareal and San Miguel leave Grijalva unopposed in the CD3 race, aside from Libertarian candidate Mike Ross, who has not filed any contributions with the FEC.
Contributors donated $142,141 to Grijalva, and he spent $101,387 between the beginning of April and the end of June. Political action committees gave him $25,000 and he had $149,982 of cash on hand at the close of the filing period.
