Alabama Democrats Beat Republicans in Fundraising

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Alabama Democrats Beat Republicans in Fundraising

Oct 1, 2006 11:17 PM EDT

Republicans placed a priority on winning control of the Alabama Legislature after dominating recent statewide and judicial elections. But if dollars end up equaling votes, their efforts will not be successful.

An Associated Press review of campaign finance reports shows that Democrats have raised more than $14.4 million in their effort to retain control of the 105-member House and 35-member Senate, compared to about $6.5 million raised by Republican candidates.

In the 23 Senate races where there is both a Republican and Democratic candidate on the ballot, the Democrat has raised more money in 18 of those races, while the Democrat holds the fundraising advantage in 28 of 44 House races with a matchup between the two parties.

Democrats currently hold a 63-to-42 advantage in the House and a 25-to-10 lead in the Senate and those margins may be an example of the obstacles Republicans face in trying to remove Democrats from the Legislature, where they have been in control for more than 100 years.

The AP survey found contributors mostly favor incumbent lawmakers, regardless of party affiliation.

So what's up with the Governor's race:

Recent polls show Riley holding a double-digit lead, with some reflecting a margin of more than 20 percentage points. Four years ago, Riley defeated then-Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat, by 3,120 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast, a margin of less than .25 percent.

Last week, Riley reported having raised $3.3 million since his June 6 GOP primary victory. He ended the primary campaign with $2.4 million. Having spent almost $2.5 million since then, he reported having about $3.3 million left to spend before Nov. 7.

Baxley emerged from her Democratic primary win with $658,000. After raising about $800,000 and spending almost $840,000, she reported having about $616,000 left in her accounts.

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