Beto O’Rourke again outraises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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Beto O’Rourke outraised Gov. Greg Abbott for a 3rd consecutive time in October, in response to marketing campaign finance reviews that got here out Tuesday.

They had been the final main filings due earlier than the Nov. 8 election, and so they confirmed O’Rourke hauled in $10.5 million from Sept. 30 by way of Oct. 29. Abbott obtained $8.8 million in contributions through the monthlong interval.

Both candidates spent over $20 million and had been effectively on their technique to depleting their battle chests by the top of October, with O’Rourke disclosing $4.3 million money readily available and Abbott $3.7 million.

While O’Rourke continues to path Abbott in polls, fundraising has been a decisive shiny spot for his marketing campaign. He has now outraised Abbott on campaign-finance filings relationship again to February and erased Abbott’s once-daunting cash-on-hand benefit.

O’Rourke’s marketing campaign mentioned his most up-to-date haul confirmed momentum within the closing days of the race, noting he “raised more per day during this [reporting] period than he raised during the last one.” Abbott’s marketing campaign expressed confidence it had sufficient cash to win.

“With the end of this campaign in sight, we have the resources we need to show Texans the clear contrast between” the 2 candidates, Abbott marketing campaign chair Gardner Pate mentioned in a press release Tuesday.

O’Rourke far surpassed Abbott within the variety of donations he acquired through the interval, roughly 237,000 to Abbott’s 29,000. O’Rourke’s common donation dimension was $44, whereas Abbott’s was $302.

The largest donations that Abbott collected had been $500,000 every from Plano funding adviser Ken Fisher, Midland oil mogul Javaid Anwar and Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones. O’Rourke’s largest checks had been $250,000 from Austin physician Carolyn Oliver and $100,000 from the Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.

O’Rourke obtained a 3rd of his funds raised from exterior of Texas, whereas that determine was 15% for Abbott. When it got here to the share of out-of-state donors, Abbott’s was 43% and O’Rourke’s was 46%.

In different statewide races, Attorney General Ken Paxton raised eyebrows by submitting a report that claimed he raised $2.4 million however didn’t embody any donor names. The report mentioned the “totals are estimated and will be itemized” however didn’t present any timeline. Paxton has a historical past of submitting late and incomplete reviews.

Paxton’s Democratic opponent, Rochelle Garza, reported $1.1 million in fundraising.

And within the open race for land commissioner, Democratic nominee Jay Kleberg reported a $250,000 donation from H-E-B CEO Charles Butt, making up 40% of his haul and permitting Kleberg to narrowly outraise Republican rival Dawn Buckingham. Butt lately endorsed Kleberg, a conservationist scion of the King Ranch household, saying he’s “a natural for the job.”

Carla Astudillo contributed to this story.

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