Republican Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson raised twice as much as his GOP challenger, Leah Vukmir, in the final three months of last year, based on amounts both campaigns said Monday they would formally report later in the month. Fundraising by the candidates is important, but is expected to be vastly overshadowed by the amounts spent by outside groups backing either Vukmir, a state senator, or Nicholson, a business consultant, in indirect support of their campaigns. Outside groups have already spent nearly $3.1 million against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the race and an additional $2.4 million in support of Nicholson, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The winner of the August Republican primary between Vukmir and Nicholson will face Baldwin in November.
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