Big money is starting to flow into Delaware’s open congressional race on the Democratic side, with Sean Barney out-fundraising his opponents with cash coming from outside First State borders.
Donations from 21 different states make up 75 percent of contributions over $200 raised by Barney, a former political aide to Gov. Jack Markell (D) and Sen. Tom Carper (D), in the first quarter this year.
Most of those came from New York, Washington, D.C., California and Massachusetts, with others sprinkled throughout the South and Western U.S.
In all, he took in $150,148 from January through the end of March, leaving him with $171,263 cash on hand.
State Sen. Bryan Townsend (D-Newark) had the most support from Delawareans making larger donations, making up 66 percent of his reported contributions.
Townsend came in just short of Barney, raising nearly $145,000 in the first three months of the year, with $192,000 in his bank account
But Lisa Blunt Rochester continued her strong fundraising campaign, netting about $135,000. She also loaned herself 100-grand on the final day of the reporting period, leaving her nearly $285,000 moving forward.
Citing fundraising trouble and an uphill battle regarding demographics, state Rep. Bryon Short (D-Brandywine Hundred) dropped out of the race earlier this month. His team raised just under $73,000, with $128,005 cash on hand.
As of Monday morning, former congressional candidate Michael Miller had not filed his quarterly report, according to the Federal Election Commission.
For the GOP, Hans Riegle continues to outperform 2014 Republican congressional nominee Rose Izzo, raising another $35,000, while Izzo only raised $13.