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CHARLESTON — With early voting in West Virginia six days away and Election Day just over a week away, federal and state candidates have reported their donations for most of October .

The Federal Election Commission requires candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to file a pre-general election campaign finance report detailing donations and spending between October 1 and 16. The deadline for submitting the report was October 24.

In the Senate race, fundraising remained competitive for the third straight period between Republican Gov. Jim Justice and Democratic former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, although Justice had 150% more cash on hand in the final days of the race.

Justice has collected $86,293 for the reporting period and more than $3.2 million for the election cycle so far, leaving the two-term governor with more than $1.1 million in cash on hand. Justice filed a 48-hour notice Saturday for contributions/loans received, reporting an additional $45,200 in donations made before the Oct. 24 reporting deadline, but not included in the pre-general report.

Elliott was only about $11,000 behind Justice’s fundraising over a 16-day period. Elliott has raised $75,275 for the reporting period and $759,876 for the election cycle to date, leaving him with $153,102 in cash. Elliott also filed a 48-hour notice, reporting an additional $2,000 donation.

(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams)

The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office requires state candidates, legislative candidates, and judicial candidates to file a general election report showing donations made between October 1 and 20. The deadline for the report was October 25.

In the gubernatorial race, Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has raised $223,696 for the 20-day reporting period and more than $6.8 million for the year-to-date election, giving him leaves more than $1.3 million in cash. Morrisey also reduced its loan debt from $99,000 in the previous quarter to $39,000.

Morrisey’s Democratic opponent, three-term Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, has raised $19,485 for the reporting period and $254,521 for the election year to date, leaving him with $156,426 in cash on hand. Morrisey and Williams will face off in a debate Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fairmont State University on WV MetroNews. The winner of the November 5 race will succeed Justice.

For the 2nd Congressional District, State Treasurer Riley Moore has raised $31,125 for the reporting period and more than $1.3 million for the election cycle to date, leaving him with $90,440 of cash and $80,427 in campaign debts and loans. According to the Washington Reporter, Moore has donated more than $400,000 to other Republican candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

In contrast, Moore’s Democratic challenger, Cmdr. Steven Wendelin has raised $1,065 for the reporting period and $31,131 for the election cycle to date, leaving him with $2,732 in cash. The winner of the 2nd Congressional District contest will succeed Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., who lost in May’s GOP primary contest for Senate to Justice.

(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams)

In the 1st Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., has raised $42,454 for the reporting period and more than $1.5 million for the election cycle to date, leaving her with $238,864 in cash and $417,993 in loans and debts. Miller is serving his third two-year term in the House since his election in 2018.

1st House District independent candidate Wes Holden, who previously worked as a staffer for former Democratic U.S. Senator and Governor Jay Rockefeller, has raised $2,270 for the period and $36,295 for the election cycle to date. However, Holden was overwhelmed by more than $11,000 in cash and he reported $8,679 in outstanding loans and debts. Democratic candidate Chris Bob Reed has not filed any reports with the FEC.

In the remaining Board of Public Works races, state Republican Economic Development Authority Director Kris Warner raised $24,603 during the reporting period in the race to succeed his brother, Rep. Secretary of State Mac Warner, who lost the May primary for the GOP gubernatorial nomination to Morrisey. .

Kris Warner’s election year donations totaled $182,268, leaving him with $30,534 in cash and $3,860 in loans/debts. His Democratic opponent, South Charleston attorney Thornton Cooper, has raised $2,468 for the period and $24,822 for the election year to date, leaving him with $10,864 in cash on hand. But nearly 80 percent of Cooper’s $2,468 came from himself.

In the race for state auditor, state Sen. Mark Hunt, R-Kanawha, has raised $25,257 for the reporting period and $96,003 for the election year to date, leaving him 22 $476 in cash. Democratic opponent Mary Ann Claytor, a former employee of the State Auditor’s Office under former State Auditor Glen Gainer, raised $4,654 during the period and $35,269 since the start of the election year , leaving him with $6,275 in cash.

The winner of the competition for auditor general will succeed current two-term State Auditor JB McCuskey, who is running as a Republican candidate for attorney general to succeed Morrisey, who has been in office for three terms .

As of Sunday, no general election report was filed for McCuskey in the secretary of state’s campaign finance reporting system. But according to his third-quarter campaign finance report covering July through September, McCuskey had raised $313,468 over the three-month period and more than $1.4 million since the start of the election year, with $203,069 liquidity at the end of September. .

Democratic attorney general candidate Teresa Toriseva, a Wheeling attorney and vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party, raised $853 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 20 and has raised $47,799 since the start of the election year. But after the expenses, Toriseva was underwater on $946 in cash.

Republican Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, who is seeking his third and final four-year term, has raised $2,210 for the period and $268,178 for the election year to date, leaving him with $55,904 in cash on hand. . Deborah Stiles, a Tucker County farmer and retired educator, has raised $2,200 for the period and $9,511 for the election year to date, leaving her with $1,490 in cash and $8,025 in loans/debts .

Although there is no Democratic challenger on the ballot, Department of Revenue Cabinet Secretary Larry Pack is amassing a war chest as he campaigns to succeed Moore as treasurer of the state. Pack has raised $75,371 for the period and $482,501 for the election year to date, leaving him with $604,302 in cash. Pack also increased his loan debt by $300,000 to more than $1.1 million after taking out an additional $500,000 loan on October 7 and a $325,000 loan on October 16.

Early voting continues this week at county courthouses and designated satellite sites during regular business hours and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Wednesday is the deadline to submit absentee ballot applications. Polling stations will reopen on Election Day November 5 at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Steven Allen Adams can be reached at [email protected].