While Nevada Republican congressional challengers are locked in tight primaries and fighting to build an edge through fundraising advantages, the state’s Democratic incumbents have continued to pack their war chests with less than a year until the 2024 election.
Wednesday marked the deadline for congressional candidates to submit reports to the U.S. Federal Election Commission detailing their campaign finance activity in the fourth quarter of 2023, covering October through December.
The state’s top congressional fundraiser during that period was Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who ended 2023 with a record $10.6 million in cash on hand as she prepares for a fierce re-election campaign likely to be among the country’s most expensive federal races. A Nevada Independent analysis of the fundraising data in the Senate race shows nearly 5,500 unique donors contributed to the four leading candidates, with about 80 percent supporting Rosen and many from California and Nevada.
Though somewhat overshadowed by the presidential race, Rosen and Nevada’s three House Democrats have continued to raise money at a similar pace to the 2022 election cycle — a record-setting midterm in Nevada for election spending.