Stacey Abrams’ fundraising continues to accelerate, swamping Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and pushing close to $50 million raised in the seven months since the Georgia Democrat announced her campaign in December.
Abrams announced Friday that her direct campaign and its associated One Georgia committee raised $22 million during the two months ended June 30 and together had $18.5 million in cash on hand.
That’s far more than the combined $6.8 million Kemp raised for his direct campaign and associated Georgians First committee. Kemp said he had $6.4 million in cash as of June 30.
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