Democrat in race spent more money than raised
Republican voters in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District and those pretending to be will go to the polls on June 18 to decide if incumbent Bob Good should be nominated for a third term, or if recently elected state Senator John McGuire should have a chance in the general election.
McGuire entered the Congressional race last November just eight days after being elected to represent Senate District 10. He has challenged Good’s commitment to conservatism and initial lack of support for former President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term.
Both candidates had until Monday at midnight to turn in a quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission for campaign finance activity for the year to date.
Good raised a total of $307,616.56 from January 1 to March 31 of this year with $258,891.55 coming from individuals and $48,725.01 came from political action committees. The total amount received for the entire campaign to date is $860,322.19.
The Good campaign spent $136,235.40 and disbursed another $13,700 during the three months and ended the period with $427,342.03 on hand. (view data on Good)
McGuire raised a total of $290,326.04 for the period with $130,018.31 coming from individuals in the first three months of the year and refunded $100 of that. Another $160,306.99 came from political action committees.
During the quarter, McGuire’s campaign spent $140,314.58 and had $351,812.63 in cash on hand as of March 31. (view data on McGuire)
There are three Democrats seeking the nomination in the June 13, 2024, but only one has turned in the campaign finance report as of the deadline.
Gloria Witt of Amherst County raised $2,935 in the first three months for a total of $4,735 for the entire campaign to date. However, the campaign has also spent a total of $6,172.21 meaning the campaign had a negative balance of $1,437.21.
Other candidates who have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission but did not turn in the campaign finance report are Paul Riley and Gary Terry.
The deadline for additional candidates for the primary was April 4 according to the Virginia Department of Elections.
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Since publication of this article. Witt’s campaign amended their quarterly report to reflect a positive balance. I’m leaving the original information in this article but will report the correct information going forward.