Q2 Fundraising Results

With the help of several other bloggers across the state we are going to be reporting Q2 numbers from various Congressional races today. As other reports are in I will link to their results at the end of this post. Many thanks to the Working Families Party and WFPBlog for coordinating this, and for the recent endorsement of Stephen Harrison for NY-13.

NY-13
2006
Stephen Harrison
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $0.00
Total Raised $41,071.09
Total Disbursements $27,837.10
Q2 CoH $13,233.99

Vito Fossella
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $602,786.07
Total Raised $157,625.00
Total Disbursements $240,815.04
Q2 CoH $519,596.03

Rep. Fossella did end up with less cash at the end of the second quarter than he had at the end of the first quarter. However he does have $100K more CoH than he did at this point in 2004, although at this rate he may not top his expected $1.2 million fund raising goal. Stephen Harrison is well behind the 2004 nominee Frank Barbaro due in large part to a late campaign start.

2004
NY13 Election Results (total $ raised)
Fossella 59% ($1,122,642)
Barbaro 41% ($425,228)

Q2
Frank Barbaro
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $68,779.23
Total Raised $89,475.01
Total Disbursements $76,997.01
Q2 Coh $81,257.23

Vito Fossella
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $279,513.60
Total Raised $172,370.00
Total Disbursements $40,566.43
Q2 CoH $411,317.17


NY-26
2006
Jack Davis
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $98,024.81
Total Raised $158,210.00
Total Disbursements $234,170.43
Q2 COH $22,064.38

Tom Reynolds
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $2,679,920.56
Total Raised $651,268.05
Total Disbursements $247,628.75
Q2 CoH $3,083,559.86

2004
Election Results (total $ raised)
Rep. Reynolds 56% ($2,361,692)
Jack Davis 44% ($1,356,777)

Jack Davis
Reported no CoH or money raised during Q2 of the 2004 election.

Tom Reynolds
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $2,279,411.85
Total Raised $354,437.80
Total Disbursements $57,068.06
Q2 CoH $2,576,781.59

Jack Davis is a largely self funded candidate and probably will make a large contribution to his race as November approaches. Thanks to Jack Davis, this race in 2004 was the second closest congressional race in NY state in which the seat did no flip to the Democrats. Expect this to cause Rep. Reynolds to bring in some of his highest fundraising numbers, and furthermore expect a lot of that to stay in the district in an effort to retain the seat instead of funding other NY congressional races. CQPolitics.com ranks this as a safe Republican seat.

UPDATED
NY-03
2006
Dave Mejias
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period 0.00
Total Raised $235,506.84
Total Disbursements $7,000.00
Q2 CoH $228,506.84

Rep. King
Cash On Hand At Beginning Of Reporting Period $1,272,821.96
Total Raised $248,657.00
Total Disbursements $27,149.31
Q2 CoH $1,494,329.65

This really is the major news of Q2. Dave Mejias in just five weeks has been able to nearly match Rep. King's money raised. While we still falls short of King's warchest, Mejias is alredy the fourth overall on the list of Democratic challengers in NY in terms of CoH and he has only been at this for about one third of the past quarter. NY19, 20 (Gilibrand) and 24 (Arcuri) are the other races ahead of him. In 2004 Rep. King only brought in $87,183.41 in the second quarter and had a total CoH of $905,419.57, over a third less than he has this time around.

The Long Island Press ran with the story, and offers up this glimmer of hope for yet another serious flip of a NY House seat:

"Dave Mejias is a terrific candidate and is putting together a strong campaign," says U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland). Van Hollen heads up the recruitment effort for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and also co-chairs the DCCC's "Red to Blue" effort, which identifies vulnerable GOP candidates for upcoming elections.

The Red to Blue campaign helps Democratic challengers who have shown a strong ability to raise funds and organize, and currently is supporting 27 of the top ranked pick-ups.



NY RACES

CD03 -- http://ny13.blogspot.com Rep. King vs. Dave Mejias
CD13 -- http://ny13.blogspot.com Rep. Fossella vs. Stephen Harrison
CD19 -- http://dailygotham.com/blog/daniel_millstone Rep. Kelly vs. primary winner
CD20 -- http://www.democracyinalbany.com Rep. Sweeney vs. Gillibrand
CD23 -- http://www.bobaubin.com Rep. McHugh vs. Bob Johnson
CD24 -- http://wfpjournal.blogspot.com Ray Meier(R) vs. Mike Arcuri
CD25 -- http://thewalshwatch.blogspot.com Rep. Walsh vs. Dan Maffei
CD26 -- http://ny13.blogspot.com Rep. Reynolds vs. Jack Davis
CD29 -- http://www.rochesterturning.com Rep. Kuhl vs. Eric Massa