WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters won’t cast their first ballots in the presidential race until February, but donors have been making their picks for months.
Midnight Wednesday marks the end of a three-month period of fundraising. When the candidates turn over those financial documents to federal regulators two weeks later, voters will have the clearest look yet at how the 2016 money race is shaping up. For two major presidential hopefuls, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, this will be their first fundraising report since entering the contest in July.
The documents will include names of donors who have given at least $250, as well as details about how the candidates are spending their money. Information about the biggest money of all – from million-dollar donors giving to limit-free super PACS that support candidates but aren’t controlled by them – isn’t due to federal regulators until January.
What we know so far about campaign finances:
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