Rep. Flake tops $900,000, outraising Democratic rival

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) brought in $935,000 between January and March, exceeding the haul of his Democratic opponent in the race for retiring Sen. Jon Kyl's (R-Ariz.) seat.

Flake has more than $3 million in his war chest heading into April — almost three times what former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, the Democratic recruit, has in the bank. Carmona raised more than $800,000 during the first quarter of 2012, his first full quarter in the Senate race.

“President Obama and the Democrats are promising to spend millions of dollars in Arizona trying to convince voters to give them just a few more years to turn our economy around," Flake said in a statement. "But I’m confident that we’ll have the resources we need to communicate our better message of less government and economic freedom.”

Flake's primary opponent, businessman Wil Cardon, hasn't released his figures yet, but has already pumped more than $1 million of his own money into the campaign and made clear he has no qualms about dropping more.

The Hill rates this race as leaning Republican.