Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) holds a sizable cash advantage over his GOP rivals in the race for New Hampshire\u2019s open Senate seat.<\/p>\n
The Democrat raked in $3.3 million to his campaign account over the first quarter of the year as he vies to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Pappas, who faces only nominal opposition for his party\u2019s nomination, entered April with $4.2 million in his war chest, according to his Federal Election Commission filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pappas\u2019 leading GOP competitor, former Sen. John E. Sununu, raised $1.1 million directly to his campaign account and had nearly $1.9 million in cash on hand. He spent just $349,000, per his filing<\/a> \u2014 a significantly lower burn rate than Pappas, who spent $2.3 million over the last three months.<\/p>\n Sununu\u2019s primary rival, former Sen. Scott Brown, lagged even further behind. Brown raised a modest $321,000 and entered the second quarter with $783,000 in his campaign coffers. He spent more money than he brought in, according to his filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pappas leads both of his potential Republican opponents in hypothetical polling match-ups<\/a> of the general election, though his margin against Sununu is slimmer.<\/p>\n Sununu, who has the backing of the national GOP establishment and President Donald Trump<\/a> in a state Republicans hope to flip, holds a wide lead<\/a> over Brown, a former Trump ambassador, in polls of the GOP primary.<\/p>\n