As Republicans prepare to defend a narrow majority in the House, 14 Democratic challengers have outraised GOP incumbents so far this cycle ahead of November’s midterms.

Meanwhile, not a single incumbent House Democrat trails a Republican challenger in fundraising, according to cycle-to-date campaign finance data.

Dan McCready, a Marine Corps veteran who is besting Republican incumbent Robert Pittenger by almost $710,000 in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, is one of nine Democratic challengers with a six-figure fundraising advantage.

McCready also has a $1 million cash-on-hand advantage in a competitive race considered by Cook Political Report as “leaning Republican.”

Two races considered toss-ups — California’s 48th and New York’s 19th — showcase six-figure deficits for Republican incumbents. Democrat Harley Rouda is outraising Dana Rohrabacher by almost $326,000 in California, and Antonio Delgado is outdoing John Faso in New York by $295,000.

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In the race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District — considered “likely Republican” — Roger Dean Huffstetler has brought in nearly $650,000 more than Tom Garrett.

Overall, six of the races in which Republican incumbents are losing the fundraising battle are classified as competitive.

Based on the FEC filings, two Republican incumbents and one Democratic incumbent are being outraised by challengers from their own party:

Republican George Flinn Jr. of Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District is outraising David Kustoff by almost $333,000 ahead of August’s primary.

Twelve-term Republican Congressman Walter Jones Jr. of North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District is trailing Scott Dacey by almost $56,000.

Challenger Jonathan Lewis in New York’s 16th Congressional District maintains a slim margin of under $30,000 over fellow Democrat Eliot Engel.

Democrats need to win back just 24 seats to reclaim the House, and Republicans face the daunting task of defending dozens of empty seats. Last week, Speaker Paul Ryan became the 38th House Republican to announce plans to retire or run for another office in 2018.

When they do seek reelection, House incumbents are historically successful at defending their seats. In 2016, 97 percent of incumbents were reelected.

House Incumbents Outraised by Challengers

Candidate Pty Type DistID Raised Spent Cash On Hand Rouda D Challenger CA-48 $1,787,740 $685,865 $1,101,875 Rohrabacher R Incumbent CA-48 $1,462,134 $798,613 $901,295 Campa-Najjar D Challenger CA-50 $707,571 $374,226 $333,345 Hunter R Incumbent CA-50 $666,074 $1,076,640 $309,494 Grayson D Challenger FL-11 $402,775 $160,606 $694,967 Webster R Incumbent FL-11 $351,045 $314,326 $64,069 Kim D Challenger GA-7 $561,511 $375,401 $186,110 Woodall R Incumbent GA-7 $539,760 $391,018 $472,195 Scholten D Challenger IA-4 $427,033 $155,935 $271,098 King R Incumbent IA-4 $368,718 $419,286 $76,034 Slotkin D Challenger MI-8 $1,702,827 $361,074 $1,341,753 Bishop R Incumbent MI-8 $1,553,941 $350,610 $1,303,919 Dacey R Challenger NC-3 $354,297 $214,410 $139,888 Jones R Incumbent NC-3 $298,613 $348,810 $54,947 McCready D Challenger NC-9 $1,833,992 $514,589 $1,319,403 Pittenger R Incumbent NC-9 $1,124,120 $874,913 $253,453 Manning D Challenger NC-13 $1,184,130 $181,119 $1,003,011 Budd R Incumbent NC-13 $801,134 $305,838 $514,888 Rose D Challenger NY-11 $1,230,923 $339,325 $891,598 Donovan R Incumbent NY-11 $1,171,589 $618,477 $739,476 Lewis D Challenger NY-16 $627,341 $247,507 $379,833 Engel D Incumbent NY-16 $597,749 $729,212 $569,992 Delgado D Challenger NY-19 $1,941,514 $741,576 $1,199,938 Faso R Incumbent NY-19 $1,646,479 $760,077 $989,831 Pureval D Challenger OH-1 $664,343 $13,578 $650,765 Chabot R Incumbent OH-1 $602,871 $233,489 $1,336,356 Harbaugh D Challenger OH-7 $1,128,124 $401,511 $726,613 Gibbs R Incumbent OH-7 $568,300 $142,052 $1,366,781 Flinn R Challenger TN-8 $1,389,500 $866,365 $534,739 Kustoff R Incumbent TN-8 $1,056,841 $217,103 $955,116 Huffstetler D Challenger VA-5 $1,078,587 $642,368 $436,219 Garrett R Incumbent VA-5 $430,205 $301,547 $142,666 Kohl D Challenger WI-6 $1,218,050 $376,440 $841,610 Grothman R Incumbent WI-6 $961,257 $263,657 $705,415

Total raised is based on the most recent data available from the FEC as of April 17.



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