Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 16, 1994 TAG: 9408100007
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: WARREN FISKE STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: RICHMOND LENGTH: Medium
North raised nearly $2.6 million in contributions between May 16 and June 30, according to a report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission. Robb listed $281,000 in contributions between May 26 and the end of June.
North has raised a total of $8.4 million - more than 80 percent of it from out-of-state supporters - since launching his Senate campaign last year. He is hoping to collect a total of $20 million, which would shatter the record of $16.9 million for a Senate campaign set by Republican Jesse Helms of North Carolina in 1990.
Robb has amassed a total of $2.5 million since last year, more than 70 percent of it coming from outside Virginia.
North, who is running an expensive national direct mail campaign to raise money, is also spending it at almost three times the pace of Robb. North spent nearly $2.5 million over the last six weeks compared to Robb's expenses of $885,000.
North reported having only $772,000 left in the bank, compared to Robb's $345,000.
Independent Marshall Coleman reported raising $135,000 since entering the race in June and spending about $61,000 of the sum.
The campaign report of former Gov. Douglas Wilder, who is also running as an independent, was not available Friday evening. Wilder, during a news conference Friday, declined to estimate his fundraising total but said he has personally loaned his campaign at least $25,000.
Coleman and Wilder both say they have received a $1,000 contribution from retired Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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