In the race for Governor in the first quarter of this year, January 1 through March 31, Ed Gillespie raised 6 times more money than Corey Stewart and 30 times more money than Frank Wagner.
Governor
Money raised in the first quarter:
Republicans:
Ed Gillespie, $1,877,314
Corey Stewart, $306,423
Frank Wagner, $59,830
Democrats:
Ralph Northam, (D) $1,443,563
Ralph Perriello, (D) $2,214,576
Cash on hand March 31:
Republicans:
Ed Gillespie, $3,022,975
Corey Stewart, $409,478
Frank Wagner, $178,280
Democrats:
Ralph Northam (D), $3,114,354
Tom Perriello (D), $1,710,820
Lt. Governor
Money raised in the first quarter:
Republicans:
Bryce Reeves, $421,520
Jill Vogel, $209,367
Glenn Davis,$129,180
Democrats:
Justin Fairfax, $289,531
Susan Platt,$136,805
Gene Rossi, $124,773
Cash on hand March 31:
Republicans:
Bryce Reeves, $443,932
Jill Vogel, $549,390
Glenn Davis, $31,552
Democrats:
Justin Fairfax, $145,682
Susan Platt, $97,788
Attorney General
Money raised in the first quarter:
John Adams (R) $427,621
Mark Herring (D) $406,736
Cash on hand March 31
John Adams (R) $560,529
Mark Herring (D) $564,469
A few observations, in the Governor’s race Gillespie and Northam are raising money at about the same rates. Others are far behind them. Gillespie’s got this, the others in the Republican primary may now consider themselves ‘also rans’.
In the Lt Governor’s race Bryce Reeves has good numbers. Jill Vogel’s fundraising has dropped. Reeves raised twice as much as Vogel in the first quarter. Is this because of her ’email scandal’? I suspect that has played a part. Did her father not contribute as much this quarter? At this point I doubt we will be seeing much more of Glenn Davis.
In the Attorney General race John Adams is doing a great job with fundraising, with numbers almost exactly the same as Mark Herring, the sitting Attorney General. Impressive.
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