18 July 2007

Presidential Race: W.Va.

Democrat John Edwards still has more West Virginia contributions than any other presidential candidate. But Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Sam Brownback each outraised him in the Mountain State during the latest campaign finance reporting period.

The Associated Press has the details, while the Federal Election Commission offers the raw numbers.

The highlights:

* Edwards has raised $88,754 in the state, including $16,654 during the April-June reporting period. Overall, though, his campaign has raised $24.9 million;

* Clinton collected $28,045 from West Virginians during the latest period, to bring her in-state total to $38,795. Donors include state party bigwigs. As with Edwards, the W.Va. money is a mere fraction of the $52.5 million her campaign has raised overall;

* Brownback has raised "only" $2.6 million overall, so the $25,520 that West Virginians have given him (all in the latest report) is about 1.8 percent of his total. His W.Va. contributors are almost entirely coal and industrial interests: mining equipment suppliers, hydraulic lubricant companies, electric motor repair shops, coal mining consultants, etc.

* Rudy Giuliani has collected $29,050 in the state, and is the only other candidate whose W.Va. contributions exceeded $10,000 during the filing period. But those numbers are dwarfed by his campaign-wide total of $29.8 million to date.

* Republican Mitt Romney has gotten $22,530 from Mountain State donors, including $8,030 during the filing period. His overall total is $31.4 million.

* Democrat Barack Obama has raised $16,299 in-state, with $7,546 during the filing period. His campaign is vying with Clinton's for top honors in fundraising, having gathered $58.6 million.

W.Va. money to the rest of the field (t0 date):

* Democrat Bill Richardson - $8,350
* Republican Jon McCain - $7,785
* Democrat Joe Biden - $2,300
* Republican Ron Paul - $1,662
* Republican Tom Tancredo - $1,140
* Republican Duncan Hunter - $500
* Republican Jim Gilmore - $500 (dropped out this weekend)

The Mountain State has yet to give to:

* Republicans Chris Cox, Mike Huckabee and Tommy Thompson.
* Democrats Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel.

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