Georgia Democrat Sen. Jon Osoff raised $11 million in the first quarter, probably the most any Senate incumbent has raised in a first quarter.
The money will go toward his 2026 race.
From Politico:
Ossoff’s campaign said the haul is the most ever raised by an incumbent in the first quarter of an off-year. POLITICO was unable to identify any Senate campaign that had raised more in an equivalent quarter.“I’m grateful to the hundreds of thousands of record-shattering supporters who have already joined what will be the biggest and most relentless turnout effort in Georgia history,” the 38-year-old first-term senator said in a statement.According to the campaign, Ossoff’s average donation during the quarter was $32, coming from 260,000 individual donors and over 155,000 first-time donors. Donations came in from 156 of the state’s 159 counties.
But will it matter?
Politico notes that the $11 million will likely only be “a drop in the bucket” regarding spending.
Georgia is a swing state. Cook Political has Osoff’s race as a toss-up.
Outside groups and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) campaign spent over $515 million during his 2022 run, making it “the most expensive of the cycle.”
Campaigns, super PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4 billion in four races between 2020 and 2022.
Osoff does not have a Republican challenger yet. Many Republicans have said they will only run if current Gov. Brian Kemp chooses not to run.
Osoff defeated Sen. David Purdue by 50.6% in 2020.
President Donald Trump defeated former VP Kamala Harris by two points in November.
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