Presidential candidates were under a Monday night deadline to file their fundraising numbers for the first three months of 2019. The Trump campaign said Sunday that it had raised $30.3 million in the quarter, while Sanders’ campaign has said it raised $18.2 million in the quarter.
Other Democrats expected to report large hauls to the Federal Election Commission include Sen. Kamala Harris of California, whose campaign said it raised $12 million, and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas, whose campaign announced taking in $9.4 million.
The campaign of Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, reported Monday that it had raised $7.1 million in the quarter but spent modestly. His campaign ended the period with $6.4 million in cash on hand.
The fundraising reports provide an early measure of how the Democratic candidates are picking up support in a crowded field. Many campaigns have announced their overall fundraising totals for the quarter, but the reports to be filed by Monday night will provide details about the money that the campaigns took in and spent in the first three months of the year.
The deadline also highlighted the steep financial challenge facing some lesser-known candidates in the field.
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, who entered the race at the beginning of March, raised $2.25 million in the quarter, his campaign announced Monday. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado revealed that he raised just more than $2 million and had $1.33 million remaining cash on hand. Hickenlooper collected a majority of funds from his home state of Colorado, and $1.8 million came from contributions above $200.
Julián Castro, the former housing secretary, raised $1.1 million over the three-month period, his campaign said.
Another Democrat who is trying to gain more attention, former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland, has plenty of money — but as a result of his own wealth, not an outpouring of donations. Delaney provided $11.7 million in loans to his campaign during the first three months of the year, and his campaign ended the quarter with $10.6 million in cash on hand.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.