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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 04:08 AM Oct 2018

2nd District campaign on track to be most expensive after Kara Eastman raises $1.25 million [View all]

Democrat Kara Eastman raised an eye-popping $1.25 million during this year’s third quarter in her bid to unseat Republican Rep. Don Bacon.

That amount nearly triples the amount that she’s raised so far and surpasses the amount that all recent 2nd Congressional District challengers had raised at this point in their campaigns.

In fact, the candidates are on track to spend more than any two candidates combined in any previous 2nd District race. That doesn’t include money that outside groups are spending separately from the campaigns.

Bacon raised about $550,000 during the same third quarter, July 1 to Sept. 30.

Read more: https://www.omaha.com/news/politics/nd-district-campaign-on-track-to-be-most-expensive-after/article_fe8b6cb5-c731-59b8-82e7-cbde68720e08.html

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