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Campaign archive · 2018 campaign

October 2017: Davis reports $400,000 raised in 45 days

Six weeks after launching, the Davis campaign announced it had raised $400,000. The release is not reproduced. Here is what the filing showed, as reported by the press and recorded by the FEC.

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What was announced

On October 9, 2017, the campaign said Davis had raised $400,000 since entering the race on August 15, and, as the Kansas News Service reported the release, that more than 99 percent of the money came from individuals, most of them giving $100 or less. "We have a long way to go in this campaign," Davis said.

What the filing showed

His October quarterly report to the FEC, covering through September 30, listed receipts of $408,649.58 and $344,425.75 in cash on hand. The Lawrence Journal-World, working from the campaign's copy, found about 83 percent of the money came from individuals and about 15 percent ($60,500) from political action committees. Those shares do not match the release as the Kansas News Service described it, and we have not been able to reconcile the two accounts. The FEC filing itself is linked below.

The Republican side

The Journal-World put the combined Republican field at roughly $357,000 for the same quarter: Steve Fitzgerald $166,005 (including $100,000 he loaned his campaign), Caryn Tyson a little over $150,000, Antonio Soave $31,425 and Vernon Fields $2,980 plus a personal loan. Fitzgerald urged supporters to help "stop Davis."

How it turned out

Davis kept his fundraising lead through the primary and finished the cycle with $3,985,403 in receipts. Steve Watkins, who was not yet a candidate when this report was filed, won the nomination and the seat.

Sources

  1. KCUR: Davis' strong fundraising start has Republicans scrambling in Kansas congressional race (Oct. 9, 2017)
  2. Lawrence Journal-World: Davis outraising GOP field in 2nd District congressional race (Oct. 16, 2017)
  3. ProPublica FEC Itemizer: Paul Davis For Kansas, 2018 cycle filings

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