House Democratic candidates have managed to raise double what their Republican rivals have in the third quarter of the midterm elections, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data made public Wednesday by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Democratic congressional candidates raised a record $250 million during the third quarter of 2018, July through September. That compares to $178 million the previous quarter.

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Republican incumbents and challengers for House seats raised $111 million in the third quarter, down from the previous quarter’s total of $117 million.

The Democratic candidates’ $876 million total thus far for the 2018 election cycle shattered the party’s previous record total of $458 million by the same point in 2018.

The party’s total for the entire 2018 cycle could be close to $1 billion.

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The Democrats’ fundraising successes are having an impact on election analysts, as FiveThirtyEight, an opinion poll analysis site, now gives the party an 83.7 percent chance of winning back the House of Representatives.

Similarly, RealClearPolitics found that 206 seats are likely to go or lean Democrat, compared to 199 seats for Republicans. There are also 30 seats that are too close to call.

A total of 217 seats are required for a majority of the House.

House Republicans candidates have kept up a fight despite being outperformed in fundraising and in the polls. The confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh after a bitter confirmation process has given them a boost.

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Rasmussen Reports found in a recent survey that 62 percent of Republicans are more likely to vote because of how Kavanaugh was treated during the confirmation process. This compared to 54 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of voters not affiliated with a major party. Republican pollster John McLaughlin has echoed the same observation.

Republicans are also on pace to break a fundraising record of their own for a single election cycle, having raised $597 million through the first three quarters. The previous GOP record at this point in the election cycle was $554 million in 2012. House candidates in total have raised nearly $1.5 billion compared to $919 million at this point in 2016.

Traditionally, Republicans raise more campaign funds than Democrats, but the 2018 midterm election is the first since President Donald Trump won a huge upset victory in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Democrats spent much of 2017 in shock and anger, as Clinton was the overwhelming favorite to defeat Trump. The prospect of retaking the House majority on November 6, thus creating an opportunity to bring impeachment proceedings against Trump, has provided a huge boost to the party’s fundraising.