Scott, Crist Enter Final Push With Millions To Spend
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - The campaigns of Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist each entered the final month of the campaign with millions of dollars available to spend.
Recently released finance reports show as of October 3rd, the Scott campaign had raised $9,171,288, spent $2,891,464 and had nearly $6.3 million on hand.
The Crist campaign, meanwhile, had raised $8,587,405, spent about half ($4,610,536) and still had nearly $4 million to spend.
Those totals also don't include money raised by two political committees, Scott's "Let's Get to Work" and "Charlie Crist for Florida," that play pivotal roles in the campaign.
As of October 3rd, "Let's Get to Work" had raised $41,597,277, while spending $39,770,527. The Crist-backing committee had raised $22,702,031, while spending $20,561,633, the reports show.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.
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