Democrat Dan McCready raised more than $1.7 million in the past three months for his closely watched bid to represent North Carolina’s 9th District, his campaign said Wednesday.
The second-quarter fundraising haul leaves him with nearly $1.8 million in cash on hand.
The vast majority of donations to McCready’s campaign — more than 95 percent — came from donations of $200 or less.
“With more than $1.74 million raised this quarter, we’re ready to run an aggressive, grassroots campaign and take our state back from career politicians and special interests,” McCready said in a statement.
McCready will face off against Republican Dan Bishop in a Sept. 10 special election that was called after state officials determined that a vote last November was tainted by pervasive fraud.
McCready’s initial Republican opponent, Mark Harris
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Since the November election, McCready has raised nearly $3.9 million, his campaign said.
