Former Governor Terry McAuliffe is doing what he does best, raise money. As of December 31st, McAuliffe had $5, 540, 412 on hand to spend in his race for Governor.
McAuliffe’s closest competitor, Jennifer Carroll Foy, has $1,082,197, on hand. Among other Democrat candidates for Governor, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax had about $79,000, and Del. Lee J. Carter (Manassas) had about $7,000.
On the Republican side, former Speaker of the House and candidate for Governor Kirk Cox has raised $381,347. State Senator Amanda Chase has $229,745 on hand.
From the Washington Post:
In the crowded race for lieutenant governor, among Democrats, Del. Sam Rasoul (Roanoke) had $602,000; Norfolk City Council member Andria P. McClellan had $220,000; Del. Mark H. Levine (Alexandria) had about $206,000; Fairfax County NAACP President Sean Perryman had $171,000; Del. Elizabeth R. Guzman (Prince William) had $138,000; Del. Hala S. Ayala (Prince William) had $108,000; Arlington County businessman Xavier Warren had $20,000; and former Virginia Democratic Party chairman Paul Goldman had $2,000.
Among Republicans seeking the lieutenant governorship, Fairfax County business consultant Puneet Ahluwalia had about $41,000; Lance Allen, a Fauquier County national security company executive, had $25,000; Del. Glenn R. Davis Jr. (Virginia Beach) had $18,000. Another Republican candidate, former delegate Timothy D. Hugo (Fairfax), did not file a report.
In the race for attorney general, incumbent Mark R. Herring (D), who is seeking a third term, had about $1.1 million. A Democratic challenger, Del. Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones (Norfolk), had $736,000.
Among Republicans, Del. Jason S. Miyares (Virginia Beach) had $317,000, and Virginia Beach lawyer Chuck Smith had $35,000.
See more candidates’ end of year fundraising reports here.
See the list of all Virginia statewide candidates for 2021 here.
