Opposed state and legislative candidates were required to file 8-day-out campaign finance reports yesterday (Monday). These reports include contributions received and expenditures made between September 28 and October 27. We are in the process of updating our Crib Sheets. Here we focus on key statewide and Senate races. Our analysis of key House race results can be found here.
Statewide
GOV: Gov. Greg Abbott (R) out-raised former Dallas Co. Sheriff Lupe Valdez (D) nearly 10-to-1, $3.6M to $361K, and outspent her nearly 20-to-1, $10.9M to $580K. He has a $19.7M advantage in cash on hand.
LTGOV: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) out-raised Democratic challenger Mike Collier, $1.6M to $170K, and outspent him, $1.1M to $180K. Patrick has an $8.6M COH advantage.
AG: Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton (R) out-raised Democratic challenger Justin Nelson, $2.3M to $1.1M, but was outspent by Nelson, $3.4M to $2.9M. Paxton has a $2.5M COH advantage. Paxton’s largest contributors for the period were Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC ($714K), the Republican Attorneys General Assoc. ($514K), Midland oil and gas executive Tim Dunn ($250K), Temple executive Drayton McLane Jr. ($100K), Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) campaign ($70K), Frisco executive Tony Ewing ($50K), Plano executive Tim Homer ($50K) and Doss rancher Michael Porter ($50K). Nelson’s largest contributors included Austin-based Archer Systems ($100K), the campaign of the late El Franco Lee ($100K), Marshall attorney Jack Baldwin ($50K) and Dallas realtor Claire Dewar ($50K).
AGRIC: Comm. Sid Miller (R) out-raised Democratic challenger Kim Olson, $167K to $62K, but was outspent by Olson, $96K to $18K. Miller has a $201K to $131K COH advantage. Miller’s largest contributor for the period was Midland oil and gas executive Tim Dunn ($15K).
Senate
SD8 open: Angela Paxton (R) out-raised Democratic challenger Mark Phariss, $347K to $52K, and outspent him, $347K to $163K. She has a $502K COH advantage.
SD10: Democratic challenger Beverly Powell out-raised Sen. Konni Burton, $608K to $527K, and outspent the incumbent, $634K to $515K. Powell has a slight advantage in cash on hand, $225K to $185K. Burton’s largest contributors for the period included the Gov. Greg Abbott (R) campaign ($116K), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) campaign ($114K), Texans for Lawsuit Reform ($60K), Fort Worth energy executive Cody Campbell ($46K) and Texas Assoc. of Realtors TREPAC ($26K). Powell’s largest contributors included Texans for Insurance Reform ($197K), San Antonio grocer Charles Butt ($75K), Annie’s List ($39K), the Lone Star Project ($31K), Planned Parenthood PAC ($30K), the Rep. Chris Turner (D-Fort Worth) campaign ($25K) and Fort Worth-based Stephens Anderson and Cummings LLP ($25K).
SD16: Sen. Don Huffines (R-Dallas) out-raised Democratic challenger Nathan Johnson, $1.0M to $390K, and outspent him, $1.3M to $469K. Huffines has a $239K to $122K COH advantage.
Huffines’s largest contributors for the period included the Republican Party of Texas ($482K), the Gov. Greg Abbott (R) campaign ($161K), Empower Texans PAC ($50K) and Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC ($45K). Johnson’s largest contributors included Texans for Insurance Reform ($94K), Planned Parenthood PAC ($30K) and San Antonio grocer Charles Butt ($25K).
SD17: Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) out-raised Democratic challenger Rita Lucido, $589K to $142K, and outspent her, $207K to $121K. Huffman has a $304K to $78K COH advantage.
SD25: Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) out-raised Democratic challenger Steve Kling, $148K to $41K, but was outspent by Kling, $77K to $45K. Campbell has a nearly $500K COH advantage.
We’ll have key House race numbers later today.
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