LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Democratic challenger Joyce Elliott outraised Republican Rep. French Hill for the second quarter in a row as fundraising and spending ramped up for an increasingly heated race for a central Arkansas congressional seat.
Elliott’s campaign on Wednesday announced raising more than $1.4 million during the three month period that ended September 30. Hill’s campaign said he raised just over $1 million during the same period.
Elliott’s campaign didn’t say how much she spent during the quarter or had on hand. Hill reported more than $1.14 million on hand. Both have been airing TV ads heavily in the seven-county district that includes Little Rock.
Elliott, a state senator, lost a bid for the same 2nd District seat by 20 percentage points a decade ago, but she’s running a competitive race against Hill in a race that’s attracted outside money on both sides. Hill was first elected to the seat in 2014.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and a Republican super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, have launched six-figure ad buys. Two other groups, the National Education Association Advocacy Fund and the American Bankers Association, also began running ads this week.
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