15, just over three weeks before the general election on Nov. Most third-quarter filings are not due to the Federal Election Commission until Oct. House and Senate candidates – ranging from late June to mid-September – who won their primaries and are headed into what OpenSecrets projects will be a record-setting midterm election. The new OpenSecrets dataset comprises the most recent campaign finance reports filed by U.S. The candidates running in competitive federal races typically resemble the current gender and racial demographic landscape of Congress, although they are much younger.
The current Congress is the oldest in history – 23% of senators and representatives are over age 70, up from 16% in 2012 and 8% in 2002, an Insider investigation found. Women currently make up 28% of Congress, and people of color make up 23%. Incumbent women and incumbents of color also face tougher competition during the 2022 general election than their white, male colleagues seeking reelection. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)įederal candidates running in competitive congressional races have raised much more money than in previous midterm election cycles, but not all candidates entered the 2022 general election season on even financial footing.īlack women and Latina candidates reported far less cash on hand than other federal candidates at the end of their primary season, a new OpenSecrets analysis of campaign fundraising data found. Catalina Lauf, a Republican Latina candidate challenging Rep.
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