The 11 candidates running for the open Congressional District 1 seat have raised nearly a million dollars since the beginning of the year.
Leading the pack of seven Republican candidates is Arizona House Speaker David Gowan who raised $252,186, according to the Federal Election Commission.
But this is still less than half what rancher and former congressional candidate Gary Kiehne has sitting in the bank. Kiehne raised $98,980 in the last three months but is bolstered by the more than $700,000 of his own money he has poured into his campaign.
In the last campaign cycle, FEC records show Kiehne spent $430,000 of his own money in the 2014 Republican primary before losing to Andy Tobin.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu came in third in terms of fundraising on the Republican side. He raised $157,734 between the beginning of January and March, according to the FEC.
Retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers, raised $145,145 during the same period. This is her third time running for Congress.
Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett raised $80,027 in contributions while Arizona State Senator Carlyle Begay brought in $158,265.
Republican Shawn Redd, a businessman, did not report any spending to the FEC.
On the Democratic side to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to run for the Senate, former state lawmaker Tom O’Halleran raised $252,186 from donors and $329,825 remains in his campaign coffers.
Businessman James Maloney, also a Democrat, raised $13,036 during the same time frame. The only other Democrat in the race, Miguel Olivas, did not report any spending to the FEC for the first three months of 2016.
Independent Brian Malnes gave his campaign $30,000, according to FEC reports.
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