Big Cash Disparity In Missouri GOP Senate Primary

By Greg Giroux | October 23, 2009 8:00 PM | | Comments (0)

Missouri state Sen. Chuck Purgason is waging a lightly funded campaign against cash-rich Rep. Roy Blunt for the 2010 Republican nomination for Senate.

Purgason's third-quarter campaign report, which was available today in the Senate's public records office, showed that he raised just $11,035 through the end of September, spent most of it and has $1,067 left in the bank. Purgason formally organized his campaign in August.

He did get some money from two colleagues in the state legislature. Rep. Mike Dethrow gave $500 to Purgason's campaign, of which $300 came from Dethrow's campaign committee. Rep. Ward Franz gave $300 to Purgason's campaign. All three men represent parts of southern Missouri.

Blunt reported raising $1.3 million in the quarter and had $2.3 million as October began, far more than Purgason and also ahead of the pace of the likely Democratic nominee, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, who raised $1.1 million in the quarter and has $1.8 million left in her account.

CQ Politics currently rates the Missouri Senate race, to replace retiring GOP Sen. Christopher S. Bond, as a tossup.

To see how the 2010 Senate races are shaping up, check out the CQ Politics election map.

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