--- title: Mike Huckabee Fundraising Almost Surpasses Total of 2008 Bid description: Since he entered the race in May, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's campaign and its allies have almost beat his total 2008 fundraising. canonical: https://time.com/3958113/huckabee-fundraising/ author: Philip Elliott article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-14T22:33:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T09:15:19.852Z article:section: Politics og:title: Huckabee's Early Fundraising Almost Beats His Entire 2008 Amount og:description: The $8 million he's raised since May is almost as much as he raised for his entire 2008 bid. og:url: https://time.com/3958113/huckabee-fundraising/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f83e6ea4b054c34/69885ae5196cf46f8f0371a7/mike-huckabee-campaign-finance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former Arkansas governor and FOX new personality Mike Huckabee speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference on June 16, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Huckabee's Early Fundraising Almost Beats His Entire 2008 Amount twitter:description: The $8 million he's raised since May is almost as much as he raised for his entire 2008 bid. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f83e6ea4b054c34/69885ae5196cf46f8f0371a7/mike-huckabee-campaign-finance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Huckabee's Early Fundraising Almost Beats His Entire 2008 Amount  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Jul 14, 2015 10:33 PM UTC  Former Arkansas governor and FOX new personality Mike Huckabee speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference on June 16, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Former Arkansas governor and FOX new personality Mike Huckabee speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference on June 16, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Jul 14, 2015 10:33 PM UTC Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s campaign and its outside allies have raised $8 million so far. While he most of his rivals, Huckabee has shown during previous elections he is the master of a shoestring budget. His entire 2008 White House bid raised $9 million total. (That campaign predated the invention of the super PAC, which can raise and spend unlimited cash to help a candidate.) “We’re on perfect pace to do what we talked about early on,” a senior Huckabee adviser said. “Campaigns take money, and the Governor is far ahead of where he was in 2008.” Of the $8 million, $6 million of it was raised by outside groups who back Huckabee. The other $2 million went directly to the campaign. Huckabee aides said he was only taking money for the primary election, capping donations at $2,700 per person. The haul, however, is overshadowed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (his political machine raised $114.4 million through his campaign and allied groups) and Sen. Tex Cruz of Texas ($51 million total), Even so, Huckabee’s sum gives him enough resources to continue laying the groundwork in early nominating states such as Iowa and South Carolina. 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