2008 House Candidates with Most Cash on Hand

Here are the 2008 House candidates with the most cash on hand at the end of 2007's extended Fourth Quarter.

1
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Name:
Cash on Hand
$1,992,829
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It's good to be chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Van Hollen will sail to a fourth term in the Eighth District.

2
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Name:
Cash on Hand
$1,564,747
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Steny Hoyer was eclipsed by Van Hollen last year, though to his credit, he is much more of a Maryland institution than his younger colleague.

3
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Name:
Cash on Hand
$630,247
Description:

Cummings is in his sixth full term and faces only nominal opposition.

4
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Name:
Cash on Hand
$552,960
Description:

Ruppersberger almost didn't have a challenger in the once-Republican Second District.

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Name:
Cash on Hand
$489,209
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This freshman seeems to have dodged a bullet and not drawn any serious primary challenges this cycle. He'll hang on to the Third District seat for at least another term and watch his warchest grow.

RankNameCash on Hand
6Rep. Wayne Gilchrest$424,365

Gilchrest is in the fight of his career for the First District - and accepted PAC money for the first time ever this quarter.

7State Sen. Andy Harris$361,009

Harris has been outraising and outspending his nine-term opponent and receiving an incredible amount of Republican establishment support - and money.

8Rep. Roscoe Bartlett$276,985

Rumors that the octogenarian would step aside proved to be untrue. Save a major gaffe or YouTube moment, and this seat looks safely Republican in a presidential year.

9Donna Edwards$204,349

She's raising small-dollar donations like crazy, though most of it is coming from out of state.

10Rep. Al Wynn$146,367

Raising it mostly from PACs and spending it incredibly fast.

RankNameCash on Hand
11State Sen. E.J. Pipkin$95,865

Perhaps it's due to his late entry, but even with a major loan to himself (and its subsequently major debt), Pipkin has not been able to keep pace with his competitors.

12QA States Attorney Frank Kratovil$82,271

Queen Anne's County State's Attorney Frank Kratovil can't wait to get his hands on a Republican opponent in the First District. Democrats are more confident in their chances than ever, banking on a divided GOP. His support from O'Malley and other major state Democrats will take him a long way financially.

13George Mitchell*$55,294

This is still his Q3 report, so we can't account for his Q4 spending, though he says he's been actively fundraising.

14Christopher Robinson$21,481

Robinson did a decent job fundraising, and in a normal year he'd be the First District Democratic nominee. But with GOP blood in the water bringing Kratovil into the fray, he never had much of a chance.

15Robin Deibert$16,808

She loaned herself $10,000 while Andrew Duck vastly outraised her - more than 7:1 in individual contributions. But the difference is that Duck is running a real campaign, and thus, Deibert edges out both he and former Frederick Mayor Jennifer Dougherty for cash on hand.

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