Spanberger, Hashmi, Miyares Hold Cash on Hand Advantages with Early Voting Set to Begin on Friday

Spanberger, Hashmi, Miyares hold cash on hand advantages with early voting set to begin on Friday

RICHMOND, Va (WRIC) -- New campaign finance reports are giving us a glimpse into where things stand just days before early voting begins in Virginia. In the race for governor, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger has $12.2 million on hand. That’s compared to her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who has just under $5 million to spend in the campaign’s final weeks. “Having that advantage means you can just make sur…

Spanberger raises $14 million to Earle-Sears’ $5.2 million and more Va. headlines

The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Spanberger raises $14 million to Earle-Sears’ $5.2 million.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch • “Ghazala Hashmi: Virginia’s No. 2 has ‘critical role to play.'” — VPM News  • “Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent provides community update on battle with Department of Education.” — FFX Now • “High error rates for SNAP could cost Virginia big.” — WVIR • “Virginia native first to be induc…

Spanberger leads near-total Democratic sweep in fundraising

Democrat Abigail Spanberger enters the fall campaign season (and early voting) with a 2.5-1 cash advantage over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the governor’s race, part of a larger trend that gives Democrats the financial advantage in two of the three statewide races. Democrats also have raised more money than Republicans during the summer in 13 GOP-held House of Delegates districts and now have more cash on hand than the Republican incumbent…