New Donors Active in Gubernatorial Funding
Who gives to candidates for Governor in the year before an election? Campaign finance reports for 2024 show that nearly half of the donors to Abigail Spanberger and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears are first time donors to Virginia state candidates. This percentage is similar to some candidates in 2021 but is much higher than 2017 when candidates, at this point in the cycle, had raised the majority of their money from donors who regularly contributed to Virginia elections.
- New Donors: Donors who have never given to a Virginia state candidate prior to the donations included here.
- Lapsed Donors: Donors who last gave to a Virginia candidate more than five years prior to the donation included here.
- Regular Donors: All other donors who have given to Virginia candidates.
Notes: Donations through Jan 31st of the year of the gubernatorial election. Candidates who had not filed any reports in that time period are excluded.
Sources: Campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Dept. of Elections.
Feb. 19, 2025