http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060418/NEWS0206/604180358Candidates in the U.S. Senate race have raised more than $15 million so far, and Memphis Democrat Harold Ford Jr.'s fundraising since Jan. 1 is nearly that of the three leading Republican contenders combined.
Ford has amassed $5.7 million in all funds reported, while Bob Corker, a former Chattanooga mayor, leads his two Republican rivals by bringing in $5.5 million, according to their financial reports.
Republican Van Hilleary of Murfreesboro has raised $1.82 million, while Ed Bryant of Jackson posted $1.77 million, their campaign reports said. Both men are former U.S. House members.
Ford raised $1.5 million during the first three months of the year, his campaign said. In the same first quarter, the Republicans combined raised slightly more than that, Corker reporting $770,000; Hilleary $412,355; and Bryant $355,806.
The Senate race to succeed U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is expected to be one of the costliest in Tennessee history. Ford has already aired three television commercials, while Corker plans to spend about $1 million next month on his own TV ads.
Ford lost his major opponent in the Democratic primary last week when state Sen. Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville announced she was withdrawing. She raised just under $650,000 in her campaign, bringing in about $125,000 during the first quarter, spokeswoman Anastasia Apa said.
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