INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Democrat John Gregg has so far outpaced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in campaign funds raised during the first quarter of this year.
Gregg's campaign reports nearly $1.87 million since the beginning of 2016 compared to the $1.53 million the Republican has taken in.
.@mike_pence reports raising $1.5M in first 3 months of 2016, $7.6M cash on hand for #INGov race @rtv6 pic.twitter.com/W5IY8UngbF
— #IndyThisWeek (@IndyThisWeek) April 15, 2016
.@GreggForGov reports raising $1.8M in first 3 months of 2016, $300k more than Gov. Pence @rtv6 #INGov pic.twitter.com/Zmf9gRLz2T
— #IndyThisWeek (@IndyThisWeek) April 15, 2016
The Democratic challenger has received nearly $400,000 from labor organizations and a $200,000 contribution from Chicago entrepreneur Fred Eychaner, bringing his total raised to $5.6 million, according to the campaign.
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Pence has so far gained backing from wealthy individual donors as well as a $500,000 from the Republican Governors Association's Right Direction Political Action Committee. It gave the governor more than $1 million last year.
Overall, Pence has more funds on hand and sits at $7.66 million, which is nearly $2.5 million more than Gregg.
Explore campaign finance data below to see where all of the money the candidates raised in 2015 came from:
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