Money is pouring into Virginia’s fall legislative election campaigns to fuel a battle for control of the General Assembly with all 140 seats in the legislature on the Nov. 7 ballot.
A total of $56 million has been raised so far this year by candidates for the General Assembly, up 43 percent from the same period in the last comparable election cycle four years ago, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project.
Democrats aim to counter Youngkin’s vast reserves by stockpiling money in their party caucuses. The House Democratic Caucus reported raising almost $2.4 million for the three weeks and the Senate Democratic Caucus reported more than $1.5 million for the period. Some of that money is contributed by individual candidates or retiring lawmakers — such as outgoing Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw , who donated $350,000 to the Senate caucus.
The next highest fundraiser was Republican Juan Pablo Segura, running against Democrat Russet Perry in Senate District 31. That Leesburg and Loudoun County race could be one of the tightest and costliest contests in the state. Segura reported raising more than $380,000 for the period, and finished with about $409,000 in cash on hand.
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