Tonight was the deadline for candidates in Wyoming and Washington to file their pre-primary fundraising reports with the FEC in advance of the states’ August 19th primaries. We’ve rounded up the numbers from the two races worth watching in these states below, covering the period from July 1st through the 30th:
| District | Candidate | Party | Raised | CoH | CTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA-08 | Reichert | R-inc. | $115 | $928 | $1,602 |
| WA-08 | Burner | D | $351 | $1,477 | $2,304 |
| WY-AL | Gordon | R | $425* | $131 | $1,148 |
| WY-AL | Lummis | R | $63 | $172 | $430 |
| WY-AL | Trauner | D | $77 | $667 | $1,036 |
All figures are in thousands.
Mark Gordon’s numbers should be taken with a heavy grain of salt, as he actually only “raised” $20K in July; the additional $405K came from a personal contribution (not a loan) to his campaign. In fact, of the $1.15 million in receipts that Gordon’s campaign has raised this cycle, under $100K actually came from individuals or PACs, so his performance isn’t as impressive as meets the eye.
As for Darcy Burner… I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Wow.
I’ve been racking my brain on this one for a while. My sense is that we would like to face Gordon in the general election. While he is indeed a fresh face, and that could be dangerous, Gordon is still widely unknown in the state while Trauner is now both known and liked. Lummis has much higher name recognition, and she is also from southern Wyoming which could do more to eat into Trauner’s base.
Clearly, however, Trauner has been able to fund-raise much better than either Lummis or Gordon, but Gordon can self-fund, as we’ve seen from his numbers above and in past quarters.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?