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Former Gov. Linda Lingle raised more than $171,950 during the first three weeks of July in her Republican campaign for U.S. Senate, bringing her total to $4.4 million overall.
Lingle, who has made a considerable investment to help drive GOP turnout in the August primary, reported $2 million in cash on hand. Lingle is favored over former state lawmaker John Carroll in the primary but is preparing for a November general election.
U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, the leading Democrat, raised more than $146,500 in July and has collected more than $3.5 million overall. She had about $1.6 million in cash on hand.
July fundraising figures for former U.S. Rep. Ed Case, Hirono’s opponent in the primary, were not immediately available.