Republican Senate nominee Sam Brown will report raising more than $4 million in the second quarter of 2024, easily the Army veteran’s best fundraising quarter yet.

Brown’s three-month haul still significantly trails his opponent, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who raised $7.6 million between April and June. But his fundraising total shared with The Nevada Independent has thus far outpaced 2022 GOP nominee Adam Laxalt, a former Nevada attorney general who raised $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2022.

In the quarter that encompasses his June primary victory, Brown improved on his first quarter fundraising total of $2.4 million. Brown’s cash on hand and expenditure totals were not immediately available, though Rosen’s campaign will report having $9.5 million in available cash. 

Nevada’s Senate race is one of several high-profile contests that will determine control of the upper chamber. Democrats are defending seats in two red states and five swing states, and will need to win each contest to maintain 50 seats. They currently hold 51 seats, but are expected to lose retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) seat in West Virginia.

Post-primary polling shows Rosen with leads between 2 and 12 percentage points over Brown.

The full details of candidates’ campaign finance will be available by Monday evening, as the Federal Election Commission’s second quarter reporting deadline closes in.

Of the Senate GOP hopefuls who have announced their fundraising totals as of mid-Monday, Brown — running in a smaller state than most of his peers — has raised less than other Republicans in high-profile races. Businessman Dave McCormick, running in Pennsylvania, raised $6.4 million, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan brought in $6.5 million and Montana candidate Tim Sheehy’s haul totaled $5.3 million.

Similarly, Rosen’s fundraising total lagged Democratic Senate candidates in Ohio, Arizona and Texas while raising more than the Democratic candidate in Michigan.

Although candidate fundraising is critical — campaigns receive discounted rates on television advertising while PACs pay full price — outside groups are also planning to drop tens of millions of dollars in the Nevada contest. The two super PACs associated with the Senate leadership of each party each raised more than $40 million this quarter. The Republican-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has $117 million in cash on hand, while Democrats’ Senate Majority PAC has $124 million.

Groups affiliated with each party have already booked massive ad reservations for the fall in Nevada.