VA-GOV: Spanberger outraises Earle-Sears 2-to-1 in Virginia governor's race

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger is opening a financial and polling gap in the race for governor, outraising her Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears by nearly 2-to-1 last quarter and entering the final four months of Virginia’s statewide election season with more than triple the cash on hand.

New campaign finance filings show the Democrat raised a record-breaking $10.7 million in the second quarter — including $4.3 million in the final weeks of June — and ended the period with $15.2 million in the bank. Earle-Sears brought in $5.9 million over the same three months, finishing June with $4.5 million on hand.

In total, Spanberger has raised $27 million since launching her campaign in November 2023, while Earle-Sears has raised $11.6 million since last fall.

The funding gulf is mirrored in the polls. According to a new survey released Wednesday by Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Spanberger leads Earle-Sears 49% to 37% among likely voters — a 12-point advantage that has widened since December, when Spanberger led 45% to 35%.




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