Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams reported Thursday that her campaign has raised a record $22 million in her bid to become the nation’s first African-American female governor. Her Republican opponent, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, isn’t far behind, at $21 million.
Abrams reported raising almost $6 million since Sept. 30 alone. Of $4 million raised in the past few weeks from donors who have given more than $100 to her campaign , about $2.7 million came from out-of-state contributors.
Republicans have criticized Abrams for raising so much money from outside of the state. Kemp reported raising $4 million during the same period between Sept. 30 and Oct. 25, all but about $455,000 from inside Georgia. Kemp continued to receive the bulk of the donations handed out by the Capitol crowd: lobbyists, special-interest PACs and big institutional donors.
This year’s governor’s race is by far the most expensive in Georgia history, topping $65 million when including candidates who lost the Republican and Democratic primaries.
