Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger outraised her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, by more than $3 million, according to the new campaign finance reports.
Spanberger reported raising $6.7 million during the first three months of 2025, more than double the $3.1 million raised by Earle-Sears, according to an analysis by the Virginia Public Access Project.
Then-Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Friday, November 15, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
State law prohibited Earle-Sears, a current state official, from raising money during the General Assembly session, which ran from Jan. 8 through Feb. 22. As lieutenant governor, she presided over the state Senate. Earle-Sears ended the quarter with about $4 million in
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