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Despite fundraising help from members of President Barack Obama’s administration, including Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias has about one-quarter the amount of campaign money in the bank as Republican opponent Mark Kirk.
Giannoulias raised about $900,000 between April and June, his spokeswoman Kathleen Strand said today. That leaves the rookie state treasurer with about $1 million in his campaign fund ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
Kirk, a five-term North Shore congressman, raised about $2.3 million this spring and had about $4 million on hand to start July.
The two are vying for the Senate seat once held by Obama in a closely watched contest.
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