Campaign money floods El Paso races
By Marty Schladen, El Paso Times, Texas | |
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During the period from
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The primary drawing the most money is the
Ness-Garcia received
The figures were published early Tuesday by the
Ness-Garcia, herself an attorney, received
Marquez raised
Mostyn split off from the
According to the reports, Ness-Garcia far outspent Marquez over the 30 day period --
Of Ness-Garcia's spending, more than
Of the money Marquez received from
As the campaign moves into its fevered final days, Ness-Garcia reports more cash on hand,
But Jones, of
"Unless the incumbent has a pretty significant flaw or made a pretty serious error in the campaign, it's pretty hard to unseat her," he said.
Blanco led the financial race with
Gonzalez took in the second-biggest haul in the race, receiving
Chavez raised only
Gonzalez far outspent her challengers over the 30-day period covered by the latest report --
That might be because Gonzalez is desperate to avoid a runoff, Jones said. The race will go to a
"If you're the incumbent, the default is that you're going to win," Jones said.
Also in a runoff, Gonzalez a four-year incumbent, would face unified opposition while such voters will be split between Blanco and Chavez on Tuesday, Jones said.
At the end of the most recent reporting period, Gonzalez's war chest has
If there is a runoff, the candidates will have to devote much of their time and resources to knocking on doors and persuading voters to come out again, Jones said.
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