Democrats Lead Fundraising in Illinois and Federal Races as Megadonors Fail to Materialize for GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Darren Bailey

Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey

CHICAGO — When Darren Bailey launched his second straight Republican challenge to Gov. JB Pritzker, he knew the billionaire two-term governor would massively outspend him. But he still thought significant donor money would come his way. It hasn’t. Conservative megadonor…

Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for Darren Bailey

Newly filed campaign finance records show Republican Darren Bailey entered the final month before the Nov. 3 election with $431,787 in cash on hand, a disadvantage of better than 100 to 1 to the $44.4 million that the self-funding Gov. JB Pritzker had in his campaign fund on Sept. 30.

Gov. JB Pritzker outspending Darren Bailey's campaign 25-to-1 in Illinois governor race

<p>Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker is carrying another massive financial advantage into the home stretch of his reelection rematch against Republican challenger Darren Bailey.</p><p>The self-funded Democratic incumbent reported nearly $23.8 million in campaign expenses from July through September, compared to about $941,000 shelled out by his Republican challenger’s political committee, according to quarterly finance reports filed this week with th…