Little sets record for campaign fundraising as election draw…

Incumbent Republican Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday his campaign had reached a new high in campaign contributions at $2.4 million, breaking the record for a statewide candidate set by his previous campaign in 2022.

With just a few weeks remaining in this year’s election race, the Idaho Sunshine website — a campaign finance system managed through the Idaho Secretary of State — indicated Little has a cash balance just shy of $1 million.

The closest statewide candidate in terms of fundraising is Idaho’s incumbent Attorney General Raúl Labrador, whose campaign has garnered over $731,259.

Fundraising data for Little’s campaign shows a similar amount raised between individual and corporate contributions, at $1.25 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Of the total contributions, $1.8 million are reported to be from in-state donors while $599,544 are reported to be out-of-state contributions.…Read more by Royce McCandless