Nunnelee won with less money than Childers
U.S. Rep. Travis Childers may have outraised challenger Alan Nunnelee, but it wasn’t enough to fight him off.
Childers, the Booneville Democrat, raised $1.84 million for his failed re-election campaign, compared to $1.67 million for Republican Nunnelee of Tupelo, new federal finance reports show.
But the then-state Sen. Nunnelee outraised Childers nearly 2-1 in contributions from individuals, the vast majority from Mississippi.
Childers’ strength lay in his incumbency, which fueled a 4-1 edge with contributions from political action committees.
Read more: NEMS360.com – Nunnelee won with less money than Childers
12/3/10
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