The latest fundraising numbers for House races are in, and for the second time this year, Democrats outraised Republicans. Of the 59 challengers who outraised their incumbent opponent — 56 are Democrat s and only three are Republicans.

Democrats 56 outraised incumbent Republicans 3 outraised incumbent

Democratic challengers are ahead of where Republicans were in 2010. In 2010, 44 incumbent Democrats lagged behind; now it’s 56 incumbent Republicans trailing their Democratic opponent. Republicans flipped 64 seats in 2010 — 22 of which the GOP candidate outraised a Democratic incumbent at this point in the election cycle.


Let's look at those 56 races

In some races, the difference is a few thousand dollars; in others, it’s millions. But not all races in which Democrats outpace the incumbent are competitive.

We’ve grouped races using the Cook Political Report’s July 2018 House race ratings to show where an influx of money to a Democratic challenger could make a difference, or at the very least, signal where Democrats hope to pick up a seat. We also highlighted races in which Democratic challengers have more cash on hand than the incumbent, currently 14 of the 56 races. Typically, incumbents have more money at their disposal than their opponents.