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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) -- Three Missouri members of Congress facing election challenges have outraised their opponents.

Campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show that Reps. Russ Carnahan, Jo Ann Emerson and Ike Skelton all have developed sizable cash leads.

Skelton, a Democrat, has the largest advantage. He raised $390,000 from April through June, which was more than four times
what his opponents raised. At the start of July, Skelton's campaign reported that it had $1.4 million in its bank account.

Emerson and Carnahan each raised about 1½ times more than their opponents during the past quarter. Emerson, a Republican, raised $532,000, and Carnahan, a Democrat, raised $351,000.

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