Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (left) is running against U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt for the state's open Senate seat.
WASHINGTON — Labor unions and U.S. senators helped propel Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to a robust $1.5 million in fundraising for the first quarter of 2010, narrowing U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt's cash advantage in the hotly contested race for Missouri's open Senate seat.
Blunt also turned in a strong quarter with $1.32 million in receipts, improving on his totals for the previous three months. The veteran congressman succeeded in tapping dozens of corporate chief executives around the country and also took $156,000 from hedge fund managers and other investment interests in a fundraising arrangement with other GOP Senate hopefuls.
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