Craig more than doubles Flanagan’s Q3 fundraising

Rep. Angie Craig raised $2.2 million in the third quarter for her Senate primary campaign against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who brought in around $914,000 over the same period. 

Ten months out from the primary, campaign finance reports released Wednesday show Craig has nearly $3 million in cash on hand to Flanagan’s $836,000. 

To date, Craig has been her own biggest donor, transferring more than $650,000 from her House campaign to her Senate campaign. She’s also received more than $100,000 from Majority Fund, a political action committee affiliated with Majority Democrats, a group of centrists aiming to remake the party’s image in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. 

No other individual donor or PAC has contributed more than $14,000 to Craig’s Senate primary; 92% of donations were less than $100, according to the campaign. 

Flanagan, who has said she will not accept donations from corporate PACs, is relying heavily on small-dollar donors. The average contribution to her campaign was $29, and 98% of donations were under $100, according to her campaign. Many of her largest donations have come from Native American tribes around the country — if elected, Flanagan would be the first Native woman in the Senate.

The highest-profile Republican in the race, Royce White, raised a fraction of the two Democratic candidates: $94,000. White is a former professional basketball player and self-described antisemite who unexpectedly won the GOP nomination and primary for Senate in 2024, when he lost by 16 points to Sen. Amy Klobuchar. His campaign was defined by his many scandals and extreme language.