WASHINGTON – Democratic hopeful Lizzie Pannill Fletcher has laid down a marker in one of the most closely watched U.S. House races in the country, raising more than $1 million in the past three months in her quest to unseat GOP incumbent John Culberson in Houston's 7th Congressional District.

Culberson, who was outraised by Fletcher and other Democratic primary candidates earlier in the race, had yet to release his fundraising numbers Friday for the second quarter of 2018, which ended June 30.