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A return of Gov. Terry McAuliffe? Former governor raises money more than declared candidates combined

Four Democrats have already declared, but not McAuliffe

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe speaks during a campaign event of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Booker T. Washington High School March 1, 2020 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (2020 Getty Images)

ROANOKE, Va. – Although former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe hasn’t announced plans to run for governor, he certainly has far more funding than his would-be opponents.

He previously announced that his political action committee, Common Good VA, raised $1.7 million in the first half of 2020.

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McAuliffe served as the Governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018.

Now that mid-year-campaign finance reports have been submitted, we can see where those who are actually in the race stand.

NameTotal Raised in First Half of 2020
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)$810,790
Jennifer McClellan (D)$490,374
Amanda Chase (R)$227,364
Mark Herring (D)$24,158
Justin Fairfax (D)$19,416

Adding up the amounts of all five declared candidates above, it gets to $1,572,102, still short of what Common Good VA raised.

The Virginia Public Access Project sorted the data provided by the Virginia Department of Elections.