Presidential Candidates Cash On Hand

(Note: These figures are for cash on hand at the end of the second quarter 2007. Check out our post on third quarter presidential candidates cash on hand for the latest figures.)

With Barack Obama smashing fundraising records every quarter it shouldn't come as any surprise that he currently has the most cash on hand of any 2008 presidential candidate.

Obama has $34 million on hand for the Democratic primary season according to second quarter reports, edging Hillary Clinton's $33 million dollar total. Clinton, however, also has $12 million at the ready for the general election while Obama has $2.3 million.

For Republicans, Rudy Giuliani was sitting on $15 million for the primaries with Mitt Romney next at $12.1 million ($6.5 million of it a personal loan). As expected, the news wasn't good for John McCain as his campaign reported only $2.4 million in the bank, the same as upstart GOP congressman Ron Paul. McCain has already spent over $22 million of the $25 he has raised.

All numbers are as of June 30, 2007.

Cash On Hand For Primaries (in millions)
34.0 -- Barack Obama (D)
33.0 -- Hillary Clinton (D)
15.0 -- Rudy Giuliani (R)
12.1 -- Mitt Romney (R)
12.0 -- John Edwards (D)
7.1 -- Bill Richardson (D)
6.4 -- Chris Dodd (D)
2.8 -- Joe Biden (D)
2.4 -- John McCain (R)
2.4 -- Ron Paul (R)
0.6 -- Tom Tancredo (R)
0.46 -- Sam Brownback (R)
0.44 -- Mike Huckabee (R)
0.21 -- Dennis Kucinich (D)
0.21 -- Duncan Hunter (R)
0.12 -- Tommy Thompson (R)
0.06 -- Jim Gilmore (R)
0.03 -- Mike Gravel (D)
0.01 -- John Cox (R)