Complete Mass. Senate Candidates Fundraising Numbers

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Here is the full round-up on the Senate special election fundraising in Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakely and Rep. Mike Capuano led the Democratic field in fundraising in the most recent reporting period for the Massachusetts Senate special election, followed by Alan Khazei and then Stephen Pagliuca, who is heavily augmenting his fundraising with personal contributions.

Coakley, the frontrunner for the Dec. 8 primary, raised approximately $2 million more for her bid over the past month and a half, nearly doubling her total receipts to $4.1 million, the campaign announced Thursday. That edges Capuano, who announced Wednesday evening that he raised $1.8 million in the period and will report $1.1 million cash-on-hand in his pre-primary financial disclosure, covering the period between Oct. 1 and Nov. 18.

Coakley had more than $1.9 million cash-on-hand as of Nov. 18.

Khazei, co-founder of national community service program City Year, continues to post strong fundraising numbers despite lagging well-behind the other candidates in the polls. He pulled in over $1.2 million in the period for a total of over $2.3 million in receipts for his dark horse campaign.

New York City's newly re-elected Mayor Mike Bloomberg hosted a fundraiser for Khazei at his home on Thursday night, which the campaign estimated brought in another $250,000 in contributions. Bloomberg endorsed Khazei last week.

Pagliuca, a partner at Bain Capital who is relying largely on his personal fortune to help fund his bid, raised $350,000 in individual donations, according his campaign. He raised just over $200,000 in the third quarter and gave his campaign $1.8 million. The campaign has spent nearly $6 million on television advertising.

Scott Brown, the lone Republican contender in the race, raised $290,000 in the pre-primary period and spent $176,000, leaving hm with $221,000 as he gears up for what is expected to be an uphill climb in the general election against the favored Democratic nominee.

CQ Politics rates the general election race as Safe Democratic.

To see how the 2010 Senate races are shaping up, check out the CQ Politics' election map.

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