Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce raised just over $1.2 million during the second quarter of 2008, his campaign announced today in a news release.
That’s respectable but far less than the $2.1 million raised by Tom Udall, his Democratic opponent, from April 1 to June 30. Candidates have to file finance reports by midnight, but Udall released his fundraising total a week ago.
The Pearce campaign made no comment on its fundraising in the news release, but said it spent just over $1.5 million and had $531,624.17 on-hand on July 1. The Udall campaign has not released information about how much it spent during the quarter or had on hand at its end.
During every reporting period in the 2008 primary election cycle, Udall raised more than Pearce and his GOP primary opponent, Heather Wilson, combined.