DCCC held $24M edge; NRCC hits the air hard

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) held a $24 million cash advantage over House Republicans heading into the final month of the campaign, despite spending at a much quicker pace over the past two months.

The DCCC raised $10 million in September and banked $41.3 million at the end of the month, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), meanwhile, raised $7.2 million and banked $17.3 million.

{mosads}During the month, the DCCC also outspent the NRCC, $22.7 million to $4.2 million, as the NRCC didn’t get its independent expenditure operation rolling until this month.

The NRCC had only spent about $8 million on independent expenditures through Sunday, according to the Campaign Finance Institute, but it launched ads in eight districts Tuesday totaling nearly $4 million.

Those ads were launched in the districts of Reps. Don Cazayoux (D-La.), Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) and in the open-seat races for the seats of Reps. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.), Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.) and Jim Saxton (R-N.J.).

In the Senate, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) maintained a $9 million edge in cash at the end of September, thanks to a month in which it raised more than twice as much as its GOP counterpart.

The DSCC reported Monday that it raised $14.4 million in September and had $26.3 million left, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $6.6 million and had $17.4 million left.

Both committees spent more than they raised for the month, as independent expenditures accumulated on both sides. The DSCC spent about $22 million, while the NRSC spent about $16 million.