New campaign finance reports show New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer finishing 2023 with a hefty $1.7 million to $688,000 cash on hand advantage over Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long in the race for Delaware's open governorship, though the two won't face off until the Sept. 10 Democratic primary.
A third Democrat, National Wildlife Federation leader Collin O'Mara, has not yet announced he's joining the race to replace termed-out Democratic incumbent John Carney, but he's already begun seeding his war chest and finished December with $870,000 available, thanks mostly to self-funding.
O'Mara said this week he'll make up his mind in the "coming weeks" about joining the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for Delaware's open governorship, though his decision to loan his campaign $750,000 indicates which way he's leaning. O'Mara raised another $123,000 from donors.
Meyer outraised Hall-Long, who paused fundraising for most of October while her campaign conducted an internal audit, $675,000 to $171,000 over the course of last year. The Delaware News Journal also notes that Meyer self-funded an additional $200,000, while Hall-Long transferred another $650,000 from other committees to her new effort.
Republicans last won the governorship in 1988, and so far they don't seem to be making a serious effort to end that drought. The only announced GOP candidate appears to be retired Rehoboth Beach police officer Jerrold Price, who launched in early December but only reported bringing in $5,000 from a loan. The First State's filing deadline for major party candidates is July 9.
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