In the race for governor, Glenn Youngkin, the former executive of The Carlyle Group announced on Monday that his campaign raised over $7.5 million as he seeks the Republican nomination. After inquiries due to his large personal fortune, the campaign declined to say how much of that money was from Youngkin himself.
The announcement says that 1,140 contributors representing 117 counties and cities in Virginia donated to Youngkin prior to the March 31 filing deadline. Additionally, the announcement says they received $1 mil in donations from individuals in the first 10 days of the campaign.
“The grassroots support we’ve seen for our campaign since we launched in late January is amazing, and I’m so thankful for everyone who has invested in our mission to end the McAuliffe-Northam administration and bring a new day to Virginia,” Youngkin said in his announcement. “With this broad base of financial support, there is no question that our campaign is the best equipped to take on the McAuliffe political machine and put a Republican in the governor’s office for the first time in more than a decade.”
Youngkin is vying for the nomination with state Senator Amanda Chase, former House Speaker Kirk Cox, and venture capitalist Pete Snyder. Snyder recently announced that his campaign raised $6.4 mil prior to March 31, but he also declined to indicate how much of that was his own money.
Campaign filings will be made public on April 15.
The nominee will be chosen in a May 8 unassembled convention where voters submit a ranked-choice ballot at one of 37 voting locations across Virginia.
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