Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has raised a whopping $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2018 in his quest to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz this November.
O'Rourke's campaign told The Texas Tribune the haul represents the candidate's biggest fundraising quarter yet, more than double his next-closest total for a three-month period.
It's also more than any Democratic Senate candidate nationwide took in last quarter, according to the campaign.
Cruz has not released his first-quarter fundraising numbers yet, according to the Tribune.
"Campaigning in a grassroots fashion while raising more than $6.7 million from 141,000 contributions, we are the story of a campaign powered by people who are standing up to special interests," O'Rourke said in a statement.
"[That proves] that we are more than a match and making it clear that Texans are willing to do exactly what our state and country need of us at this critical time."
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