Candidates add tens of millions in self-funding as congressional primaries loom

By: Will Hammann

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 13, 2026

Words: 903

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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More than $25.5 million has flooded in to Maryland congressional campaigns in the last two months, almost all of it in the form of personal loans from a handful of well-heeled candidates to their own campaigns, according to new campaign finance reports.

The surge in preprimary spending almost doubled the total amount raised for primary races for the state’s eight congressional districts, with total fundraising now at $58.8 million, less than two weeks from the …

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