Fundraising took a dive for Virginia’s top three Democrats after they were mired in separate scandals early this year, but Democrats running in legislative races still raised substantially more than Republicans, according to first-quarter fundraising reports released Tuesday. In the House, where all 100 seats are on the ballot in November, Democratic candidates raised $2.4 million in the first quarter, compared with $1.7 million raised by Republican contenders. In the Senate, where all 40 seats are up, Democratic candidates raised $1.9 million while Republicans raised $1.1 million. House Democrats touted the fundraising advantage in an email sent late Tuesday afternoon — with the aim of raising more money. Republicans had a smaller cash-on-hand advantage over Democrats in the Senate, about $4.9 million vs. $4.4 million.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2019 21:34 UTC