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Presidential candidates were under a Monday night deadline to file their fundraising numbers for the first three months of 2019. The Trump campaign reported bringing in about $30 million in the quarter, while Sanders’ campaign raised about $18 million in the quarter.
Other Democrats reporting large hauls to the Federal Election Commission included Sen. Kamala Harris of California, whose campaign raised about $12 million. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas was expected to report raising more than $9 million.
The campaign of Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, reported Monday that it had raised $7.1 million in the quarter but spent modestly. His campaign ended the period with $6.4 million in cash on hand.
The fundraising reports provide an early measure of how the Democratic candidates are picking up support in a crowded field. Many campaigns have announced their overall fundraising totals for the quarter, but the reports to be filed by Monday night will provide details about the money that the campaigns took in and spent in the first three months of the year.
The deadline also highlighted the steep financial challenge facing some lesser-known candidates.
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington raised about $2.3 million in the quarter, while former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado raised $2 million. Only 10% of Hickenlooper’s total came from donors giving $200 or less. Both candidates entered the race in early March.
Julián Castro, the former housing secretary, raised about $1.1 million.
Another Democrat who is trying to gain more attention, former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland, has plenty of money — but as a result of his own wealth, not an outpouring of donations. Delaney provided $11.7 million in loans to his campaign during the first three months of the year, and his campaign ended the quarter with $10.6 million in cash on hand.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.