FIRST ON FOX – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy took in $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Ramaswamy campaign.
The fund includes an in-kind $1 million contribution the biotech multimillionaire made to his campaign in the third quarter. He also has $4.2 cash-on-hand.
Ramaswamy now has more than 130,000 unique donors, nearly doubling the 70,000 required for entry into the third debate.
According to his campaign, Ramaswamy in the third quarter received more than 143,000 individual donations from more than 78,000 unique donors with an average contribution of $38 over the past three months. He saw a 198% increase in gross raised over the past three months and a 121% increase in the number of donations compared to the second quarter.
Of those donors, his campaign says nearly 40% of them are first-time Republican donors while pointing to low single-digit averages for other candidates.
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Republican presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Republican Party’s First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, US, October 13, 2023. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
The fundraising season included the first two Republican debates, where Ramaswamy made his first impression on millions of voters and became a prime target of his GOP rivals on the debate stage.
Ramaswamy’s numbers come as the campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touts $15 million raised in the third quarter while former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign says it brought in $11 million. However, their numbers pale in comparison to the $45.5 million former President Trump’s campaign raised during the same period.
All four candidates have met the RNC’s poll and donor requirements for the third primary debate set for Nov. 8 in Miami. Ramaswamy’s campaign told FOX News Digital that he has exceeded 130,000 total unique donors, nearly double the 70,000 donor requirement.
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Ramaswamy’s campaign told FOX News Digital that the GOP hopes to exceed 130,000 unique donors, nearly double the requirement for the third RNC debate set for Nov. 8. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Ramaswamy has put the spotlight on border security in recent days following the horrific attacks against Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. The political outsider recently visited Eagle Pass, Texas and the New Hampshire-Canadian border to call out vulnerabilities.
He also teased a potential debate with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., following the Nov. DeSantis’ 30 showdown with Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, to be hosted by FOX News’ Sean Hannity.
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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., teased a potential debate on social media. (Getty Images)
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The latest FOX News poll released last week showed Ramaswamy with 7% support among GOP voters, placing him fourth behind Haley at 10%, DeSantis at 13% and Trump, who maintained of leading 59%.
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