The state Dem Party outraised the Wisconsin GOP over the final 10 weeks of the year.

And the Dem Party’s fundraising machine kept churning even after Chair Ben Wikler announced his bid to lead the national party.

The latest fundraising reports show the Dem Party raised nearly $2.8 million between Oct. 22 — the close of the last reporting period — and Dec. 31. It spent $4.2 million and finished the year with $650,569 in the bank.

The state GOP, meanwhile, reported $2.4 million in receipts over that period and $3 million in disbursements. The Republican Party finished 2024 with $673,257 cash on hand.

The state GOP received $257,000 from Beloit businesswoman Diane Hendricks in late October. Otherwise, other committees accounted for the bulk of the party’s fundraising over the 10-week period at more than $2.1 million.

That includes $866,589 in in-kind donations. Those often show up as both a receipt and an expense as candidates, for example, pay the party to do mail pieces to take advantage of the bulk rates it can receive.

The state Dem Party’s biggest donations over the period were $300,000 each from William Harris, a Florida executive, and William H. Harris, a Massachusetts retiree. Both donations were made last month.

With Wikler running for chair of the Democratic National Committee, some have wondered whether the state party’s fundraising would taper off.

The party’s filing shows it brought in more than $1.2 million between Dec. 1 — the day Wikler formally launched his campaign — and Dec. 31.

The state GOP reported $32,284 in receipts over the same period.