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A look at numbers raised by candidates in gubernatorial elections of present and past
Candidates for governor are running earlier and raising money faster than they did in previous years.
Below is a look at what current and past gubernatorial candidates raised during the calendar year ahead of their election year.
2025 candidates:
Abigail Spanberger (D)
Winsome Sears (R)
2021 candidates:
Terry McAuliffe (D)
Glenn Youngkin (R) - he did not announce his run until January 2021.
2017 candidates:
Ralph Northam (D)
Ed Gillespie (R)
2013 candidates:
Terry McAuliffe (D)
Ken Cuccinelli (R)
Who were the top donors to the Spanberger and Sears gubernatorial campaigns
The finance reports are in for the final six months of 2024 for Virginia candidates. Gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) raised millions from donors across the country.
Sears’ top donors include a health care capital investor, an oil and gas CEO and a political strategy firm. Spanberger’s top donors include a financial executive, a railroad executive and a health care CEO.
