State and federal campaign finance data reviewed this week by the Times Observer shows the 65th state House of Representatives election between incumbent Kathy Rapp and challenger Erin Willman has generated only $10,896 in total – $1,426 for Willman and $9,470 for Rapp. As election day neared, Rapp had $24,016.92 to spend on the race thanks to money she carried over from prior years while Willman had $1,426.

Sen. Scott Hutchinson is running unopposed for the state Senate. He has raised $14,290 to build a campaign account that totals $32,059.11. He’s spent $9,247, leaving $22,812.07 to use on a future election.

STATEWIDE OFFICES

More money has flowed into statewide races for attorney general, auditor general and state treasurer.

Kathy Rapp

Eugene DePasquale, the Democratic Party’s candidate for attorney general, has raised $5,239,307.34 this year while spending $5,120,305.05 so far, leaving an ending cash balance of $298,937.55 as the campaign winds down. His challenger, Republican Dave Sunday, raised $1,666,755.51 and spent $479,512, leaving $1,238,339.19 to spend in the campaign’s final weeks.

The race for auditor general bucks the trend of incumbents having a financial advantage. Tim DeFoor, the Republican incumbent, has raised $139,676 for his re-election campaign and spent $118,298.66. Malcolm Kenyatta, DeFoor’s challenger and a member of the state House of Representatives since 2019, has raised $900,023.69 while spending $1,007,329.75 in his bid for statewide office.

Erin McClelland and Stacy Garrity are running for state treasurer, with Garrity, the Republican candidate, raising $1,313,257 and spending $1,232,680.64 in her run. She still has $632,176 to spend as the campaign comes to an end. McClelland, the endorsed Democrat, has raised $113,096 while spending $115,528.83. She still has $102,568 to spend.

FEDERAL OFFICE

The hotly contested race for one of Pennsylvania’s two U.S. Senate seats has generated more than $80 million in contributions to Dave McCormick and incumbent Bob Casey. Casey has generated $52,879,737.77, including $42,003,528.24 from individual contributions and $3,593,882.68 from other committee contributions. The Casey campaign has spent $50,545,793 through Oct. 16, with $2,821,961 on hand for the campaign’s final few weeks.

Erin Willman

McCormick, on the other hand, has raised $27,698, 652.75, including $17,165,282.07 from individuals and $5,333,933.69 from other authorized committees. The challenger’s committee has spent $26,030,736.92, leaving $1,675,736.36 to spend. McCormick’s committee also owes $18,598,780.21 in debts and loans, while Casey’s owes nothing.

Money has flowed into the race for the 15th Congressional District seat held by incumbent Glenn “GT” Thompson – with much of the money going to the incumbent Republican. The Thompson campaign has raised $2,720,133.52, including $1,214,124 from individuals and $1,413,260.96 from other authorized committees. Zach Womer, the Democratic Party candidate in the race, has raised $115,044, the majority of which has come from individuals ($110,994.14). His outside contributions include $1,550 from the Democratic Party and $2,500 from other committees. Womer has spent $95,013.30 on his campaign, leaving $21,347 to spend to get his message out in the closing days of the campaign. Thompson, on the other hand, has spent $2,160,607.21 while still having $913,302.36 left to spend.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

More than a billion dollars has been raised in the race for the presidency during this election cycle.

Vice President Kamala Harris has raised $997,950,787.25, including $504,772,445.59 from individuals while receiving $487,043,104.42 from other authorized committees. Through Oct. 16 Harris has spent $881,058.42 with $118,825,510 in cash on hand.

Erin McClelland

Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has raised $391,949,664.42, including $54,797,028.57 from individuals and $318,612,559.20 from other authorized committees. He has spent $355,734,982.23 and has $36,214,692.19 cash on hand as of Oct. 16.

While he isn’t in the race any longer, President Joe Biden raised more than a billion over the past four years – $1,009,344,093.34, to be exact. That includes $504,772,725.59 in individual contributions and $492,663,484.46 from other authorized committees. He has spent $890,779,058.27, including $7,209,9078.10 in refunds to individuals, leaving $118,825,510.44 cash on hand as of Oct. 16.

Stacy Garrity

Zach Womer

Glenn Thompson

Tim DeFoor

Malcolm Kenyatta

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris