Tom Graves, a candidate for North Georgia’s open 9th Congressional District seat, has raised $147,036 during the campaign-finance reporting period that ended May 19, said communications director Kate Monaghan.
The Ranger, Ga., Republican’s opponent in the June 8 runoff election, Lee Hawkins, also a Republican, raised $46,680 during the same period, said political director Kris Carroll. Mr. Hawkins, a Gainesville, Ga., dentist, has $286,998 in cash remaining from all reporting periods, she said.
The candidates’ totals during the reporting period ending May 19 were due at the Federal Election Commission by midnight Thursday but had not been posted on the FEC website by Friday evening.
Ms. Monaghan said the Graves campaign is “proud” to have outraised their opponent, adding the figure reflects “momentum going into the final stretch.” The campaign has collected $758,819 through all reporting periods, she said.
Ms. Carroll said the amount Mr. Hawkins has in the bank with just more than a week to go before the election signifies the candidate’s “fiscal conservatism.”