Incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st District, raised slightly more money between April and July than his Democratic opponent Krystal Ball.
But Ball, a certified public accountant from Stafford County who owns an educational technology firm with her husband, loaned her campaign $150,000 in that quarter. That brings the total amount she has loaned her campaign to $226,062.
Wittman reported $134,348 in contributions for the quarter between April and the end of June, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission this month.
Ball reported $117,349 in contributions for the same time period.
The bulk of Ball's contributions--$101,949--came from individuals. Of the rest, $4,900 was an in-kind contribution from the state Democratic Party for research services, and $10,400 came from donations by two labor unions and two political committees. Ball has said she won't take money from corporate PACs, lobbyists or national Democratic leadership parties.
Wittman's contributions included $82,803 from individuals and $51,545 from political action committees, primarily corporate ones.
Ball spent twice as much money as Wittman did during the reporting period: $141,170, compared with the Westmoreland County Republican's $72,758. Overall for the campaign, the candidates have spent similar amounts: $530,287 for Wittman, $527,873 for Ball.
Over the course of the campaign, Ball has raised a total of $562,311 in contributions, while Wittman has brought in $933,597.
Wittman ended the reporting period with $519,586 cash on hand; Ball ended up with $260,735.
Independent candidate Gail Parker is also running in the 1st District, although she lives in Alexandria. Parker has run for several offices in Virginia, primarily pushing for high-speed rail. No campaign finance report was
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