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Hillary Clinton's campaign took in a total of $36 million in April, compared to Bernie Sanders' hail of $25.8 million. | AP Photo Clinton outraises Sanders in April

Hillary Clinton outraised Bernie Sanders in the month of April, according to fundraising figures reported Monday by the Democratic front-runner's campaign.

Clinton's campaign took in a total of $36 million in April, of which $9.5 million went to the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising operation between the campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and state parties. Of that total, $26.4 million of the $36 million went to the Clinton campaign itself, which enters May with $30 million on hand.

By comparison, Sanders' team on Sunday reported raising $25.8 million in April, a steep drop from its $44 million total in March.

"Thanks to 1.2 million people across the country we have the resources we need to continue to run a winning primary campaign while preparing for the general election," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement. "Hillary Clinton has always made it a priority to help Democrats up and down the ballot which is why we are proud to be helping to fund the coordinated campaign that will make up the heart of the Democratic organizing efforts for local, state and federal candidates this fall."

The April total marks the first time in 2016 that Clinton's campaign has outraised Sanders', and it comes at a moment when the Vermont senator's campaign is asserting that it will take the Democratic nomination fight all the way to the convention despite trailing significantly in the overall delegate count.

Sanders called a press conference Sunday in Washington in which he appealed to superdelegates supporting Clinton in states that he has won to switch their support over to him.