Warnock outpaces Walker in 2nd quarter campaign donations for Senate by more than double

Dave Williams
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In this Aug, 3, 2021, file photo, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks to reporters about voting rights legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
In this Aug, 3, 2021, file photo, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks to reporters about voting rights legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
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ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is continuing to raise more money toward his reelection bid than Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Warnock brought in more than $17.2 million during the second quarter, the senator’s campaign reported Wednesday. The Walker campaign received nearly $6.2 million in contributions during April, May, and June.

Warnock reported $22.2 million in cash on hand as of June 30, to nearly $7 million for Walker.

The Warnock campaign received contributions from more than 258,000 individual donors during the second quarter. The average donation was $37.

“This haul and the tens of thousands of grassroots donors lining up to support the campaign in record numbers are just the latest sign that Georgians see Reverend Warnock working on their behalf in the U.S. Senate, and they are ready to help propel our campaign to victory,” said Quentin Fulks, Warnock’s campaign manager.

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Walker brought in contributions from nearly 70,000 donors from all 50 states in April, May, and June.

“Team Herschel and I are so grateful for the incredible outpouring of support we’ve received from people who truly believe in our campaign and what we will deliver for Georgia,” Walker said.

FILE - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Dec. 6, 2020, in Atlanta. Warnock faces Republican Challenger Herschel Walker in November.
FILE - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Dec. 6, 2020, in Atlanta. Warnock faces Republican Challenger Herschel Walker in November.

Walker, a star running back on the University of Georgia’s 1980 national championship football team, won the Republican nomination to challenge Warnock in May, easily defeating five GOP primary opponents.

Warnock defeated incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler to win the Senate seat in a special election runoff in January of last year. He captured the Democratic nomination for a full six-year term in May.

This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Raphael Warnock raises more money than Herschel Walker in Senate race