Following the money: Who’s giving in the Marco Rubio-Val Demings matchup
The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Marco Rubio and Democratic challenger and U.S. Rep. Val Demings is one of the most closely watched in the country.
It’s also one of the most expensive.
The two candidates have brought in $84 million, the third most out of all U.S. Senate races. Demings, Orlando’s former police chief, has outraised Rubio $48 million to $36 million, but their fundraising totals aren’t the only ways their campaign accounts are different. (The campaign finance figures and data cited is accurate as of Sept. 2.)
Over $26 million of Demings’ campaign funds, or 56% of her total, have come from individual contributions under $200 from individuals, according to an anal...
