Federal Campaign Finance Reports for 2nd Quarter
Thursday was the deadline for candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress to turn in their finance reports for the second quarter, which ended June 30. The reports provide an early glimpse at which campaigns are gaining speed and where their support is coming from. The filings include one of Hawaii’s most hotly-contested elections: the race for the 1st Congressional District, which had a dramatic first round during the special election in May.
Now the numbers roll in. Watch as we update this page throughout the day.
1st Congressional District
Congressman Charles Djou came out on top in terms of numbers of dollars raised for the quarter.
Djou filed yesterday, having raised $176,981 from June 12 to June 30. This means that for the second quarter, from April 1 to June 30, he raised $930,890, according to an analysis by Civil Beat. This brings his total contributions for this election cycle to $1,627,623.
The latest filing also shows that Djou spent $14,419 from June 12 to June 30. This means that in the second quarter he spent $1,043,764. For the election cycle, he spent $1,252,692.
As of June 30, Djou had $379,047 on hand.
About 81 percent of Djou’s funds so far, some $1,318,503, has come from individual contributors. The rest of his funds — about $309,120 — comes from Political Action Committees(PACs). In the filing period from June 12 to June 30, after his May 22 special election victory, these political committees gave $97,000 — almost 55 percent of what he raised during that time. The Republican Party, however, has not given Djou any more money since the special election. In March, the National Republican Congressional Committee gave Djou $5,000.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa‘s latest filing shows that she raised $107,224 from June 12 to June 30. This means that the senator raised $648,609 during the second quarter, starting April 1 and ending June 30. Her total contributions for this election cycle amount to $1,362,764.
As of June 30, she had $211,411 on hand.
Like Djou, most of Hanabusa’s contributions came from individuals — $1,015,014 or about 74 percent. The rest — about $344,000 — came from PACs.
2nd Congressional District Race
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono carries the vast majority of the cash in the 2nd Congressional District Race.
The Democratic incumbent’s latest filing shows that, from April 1 to June 30, she raised $116,066. This brings her total contributions for the election cycle to $707,585.
As of June 30, she had $690,847 on hand.
She also spent $324,630 through the June 30. Just over half of Hirono’s contributions came from individuals $392,188 — or 54 percent. The rest came from PACs.
The closest contender to Hirono is Republican candidate Ramsay Wharton, who hopes to win the primary and face Hirono in the general election. Wharton raised all of her money for the congressional race from Feb. 28 to June 30, according to her most recent filing. All told, she has raised $16,305. Wharton spent $9,456, and has $6,850 on hand.
U.S. Senator
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye‘s campaign reported that it had filed its July quarterly report by paper, which means the report will take extra days to appear online. The campaign declined to directly give its latest finance report to Civil Beat.
At the last filing on March 31, however, the senator had the vast majority of fund raised. Inouye had raised $4,719,220 total contributions in the election cycle to date.
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