The Ten Best Funded GOP Primary Challengers

[MichaelDavis]

House:
1 Michigan, 11th District: David Trott $1,099,036 vs Kerry Bentivolio (I) $391,463
2. Tennessee, 4th District: Jim Tracy $1,075,484 vs Scott Desjarlais (I) $283,548
3. Idaho, 2nd District: Bryan Smith $539,096 vs Mike Simpson (I) $1,291,240
4. Illinois, 13th District: Erika Harold $216,059 vs Rodney Davis (I) $1,446,030
5. Pennsylvania, 9th District: Art Halvorson $152,604 vs Bill Shuster (I) $2,081,412
6. Minnesota, 2nd District: David Gerson $95,126 vs John Kline (I) $1,561,389
7. Texas, 4th District: Tony Arterburn $90,353 vs Ralph Hall (I) $270,215
8. Texas, 4th District: Louis Gigliotti $88,649 vs Ralph Hall (I) $270,215
9. Texas, 13th District: Elaine Hays $84,992 vs Mac Thornberry (I) $702,732
10. Texas, 21st District: Matt McCall $79,794 vs Lamar Smith (I) $698,483


Senate:
1. Kentucky: Matt Bevin $1,720,047 vs Mitch McConnell (I) $8,527,146
2. Tennessee: Joe Carr $609,153 vs Lamar Alexander (I) $2,627,957
3. South Carolina: Nancy Mace $397,761 vs Lindsey Graham 5,069,453
4. South Carolina: Richard Cash $366,897 vs Lindsey Graham $5,069,453
5. South Carolina: Lee Bright $154,866 vs Lindsey Graham $5,069,453

http://us-campaign-committees.findthedata.org/ (Bold= Liberty-Minded)

[TaftFan]

Arterburn is excellent too, probably the best on the list actually.

[MichaelDavis]

Arterburn is excellent too, probably the best on the list actually.

Updated. Texas has a lot of good candidates.

What happens if Ralph Hall, the oldest Congressman (91-years-old in May) dies before the primary? The Texas filing deadline has already passed, so would his name remain on the ballot?

[fr33]

#1 and #2 in that list are the only ones who have outraised their incumbent opponent. And I get the feeling that they represent the establishment... It's hard to tell from their campaign websites. My bet would be that Trott is establishment.

[Brian4Liberty]

Establishment is taking out Bentivolio? But he played ball! He voted the way they told him to!

[Bastiat's The Law]

Establishment is taking out Bentivolio? But he played ball! He voted the way they told him to!

In Kerry's defense, he has been voting right these last few months. Might be too little to late though. He severely damaged his candidacy in those initial missteps when everyone was watching.

[ItsTime]

How much has Lee Bright raised? I couldn't find him on the link.

[compromise]

1. Tennessee, 4th District: Jim Tracy $921,649 vs Scott Desjarlais (I) $265,968
2. Michigan, 11th District: David Trott $648,519 vs Kerry Bentivolio (I) $165,518
3. Idaho, 2nd District: Bryan Smith $425,124 vs Mike Simpson (I) $830,264
4. Illinois, 13th District: Erika Harold $150,904 vs Rodney Davis (I) $1,160,449
5. Pennsylvania, 9th District: Art Halvorson $143,905 vs Bill Shuster (I) $1,529,801
6. Texas, 4th District: Tony Arterburn $62,307 vs Ralph Hall (I) $208,165
7. Tennessee 2nd District: Jason Zachary $52,457 vs Jimmy Duncan (I) $137,935
8. Minnesota, 2nd District: David Gerson $48,142 vs John Kline (I) $1,110,535
9. Texas, 32nd District: Katrina Pierson $36,543 vs Pete Sessions (I) $856,740
10. Texas, 13th District: Elaine Hays $34,288 vs Mac Thornberry (I) $572,482

http://us-campaign-committees.findthedata.org/ (Bold= Liberty-Minded)

Gerson is also on the liberty candidates list.

Tracy and Trott are both establishment moderates.
Zachary is a Tea Party guy, not sure what he hopes to achieve by primarying one of the House's most conservative Congressmen.

[MichaelDavis]

How much has Lee Bright raised? I couldn't find him on the link.

I updated the list with a Top 5 for U.S. Senate. I guess McDaniel hasn't been in the race long enough to be listed. His name isn't there at all.

[MichaelDavis]

Updated to show latest FEC filings.