Graham Challenger Breaks US Senate Fundraising Record

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaking with attendees at the 2015 Iowa Growth & Opportunity Party at the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 31, 2015. (Gage Skidmore/[CC BY-SA-2.0 (ept.ms/2utDIe9)])

South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020, breaking a previous U.S. Senate fundraising record by nearly $20 million.

Harrison is in a tight race against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), an ally of President Donald Trump and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to hold its first confirmation hearing on Oct. 12 for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.