In House race, Lewis gets 71% of funds from Montana vs. 28% for Zinke
By Charles S. Johnson, The Montana Standard, Butte | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Federal law requires all campaign donations of more than
Lewis reported that as of
In contrast,
Lewis has gathered nearly
Meanwhile, Zinke had collected more than
from
Zinke has raised nearly
As for Lewis, he raised more than
The other candidate in the race, Libertarian
Lewis' and Zinke's campaigns had different takes on the disparities in their in-state versus out-of-state fundraising.
"Lewis' top priority is running a
Counting all sources of money, Lewis has raised a total of
Zinke raised about
In June, Zinke narrowly won a five-way primary in which he spent most of his campaign war chest. Lewis, who faced an opponent who chose not to raise money, stockpiled much of his money in the primary.
Regarding the cash on hand disparity, DeMars said, "The hard work and resources expended in the primary had a direct impact on the general election."
As for money from political action committees, Lewis has raised about
Zinke has received nearly
Lewis has received nearly
The center analysis found that Fidelity National Finance employees and PACs topped the list of Zinke's contributors at more than
The center also classified donors by sector and found Zinke had raised more than
Retirees gave heavily to both candidates.
The center ranked "retired" as the top industry giving to each of them. Zinke collected more than
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