July report documents origins of campaign funding

Joe Manchin’s and Patrick Morrisey’s U.S. Senate campaigns remain largely fueled by out-of-state dollars.
Challenger Morrisey’s overall campaign war chest is a bit more than a third of Manchin’s, but during the most recent reporting period, Morrisey was able to out-fundraise Manchin for the first time.
Meanwhile, the race for the House of Representative 1st District is relatively quieter, in terms of money. Challenger Kendra Fershee received more money from individuals than incumbent David McKinley, but her total take was less than half because she took only a pittance from PACS.
The figures come from the candidates’ July Quarterly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. The reports cover the period of July 1 through Sept. 30. These figures do not count spending by outside groups for or against the candidates.
Senate
Democrat Manchin’s proportion of in-state to out-of-state money improved significantly over last period. On the July Quarterly report, only 4.6 percent of his itemized donations from individuals came from West Virginia supporters. This time, it was 27.5 percent.
West Virginia donors gave Manchin $216,404.69 while out-of-state donors gave him $785,894.83 (our figures differ slightly from the FEC subtotals because we’ve categorized some things differently to simplify comparisons).
Manchin received contributions from 38 states plus Washington, D.C., and four overseas donors.
His top donor states were New York, $134,734; California, $107,933.30; Alabama, $106,600; Illinois, $68,200; Massachusetts, $48,049.70, and Florida, $44,850. Donors living in Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Virgin Islands gave him a total $4,450.
Manchin opened the reporting period with $6,279,968.11. He received $1,135,592.11 from individuals, $323,320.99 from party committees and PACs, and $46,855.20 from other authorized committees.
His total income was $1,523,076.28.
He spent $3,568,516.15 on his campaign. At the end of the period, his campaign fund stood at $4,200,530.52.
His total receipts for the election season were $9,233,971.57; his total campaign spending was $6,257,843.92.
For Republican state Attorney General Morrisey, his relative out-of-state giving grew over last period. On the July report, 24.3 percent of his itemized individual contributions came from in-state donors; this time it was 15.65 percent.
West Virginia donors gave Morrisey $181,913 while out-of-state donors gave him $1,162,405.82.
Morrisey received donations from 47 states plus D.C. His top states were Texas, $216,322.80; California, $99,936.34; Virginia, $91,516; Florida, $89,963; New York, $83,909; Pennsylvania, $64,892; and Illinois, $62,521.
Morrisey opened the reporting period with $894,493.79 — about 14 percent of Manchin’s opening total. He received $1,355,701.42 from individuals; $129,550 from PACs (about 40 percent of Manchin’s PAC revenue); and $344,183.68 from other authorized committees.
His total income was $1,843,930.49 — about $320,000 more than Manchin’s. But his campaign spending was $967,717.81 — only 27 percent of Manchin’s.
At the end of the period, Morrisey’s campaign fund stood $1,627,756.47 — about 39 percent of Manchin’s.
His total receipts for the season were $4,943,060.09; his total campaign spending, $3,022,353.62
Libertarian Rusty Hollen has not filed any FEC reports.
House
McKinley opened this reporting period with $965,648.72.
He received $83,820 from individuals and $137,900 from PACs and party committees for a total $221,720. He spent $165,158 this period, leaving a fund of $948,810.50 going into the final weeks of the campaign.
His totals for the entire election season were $1,181,724.64 raised and $602,329.04 spent on the campaign.
Fershee chose to rely more on individual donors and more door-to-door campaigning. She opened the period with $32,507.84.
This period she received $101,496.45 from individuals but only $7,850 from PACs — the first time she’s taken PAC money. Her total receipts were $109,654.93.
Fershee spent $69,246.89 on her campaign — about 38 percent of McKinley’s outlay. She ended with $72,915.49 to go into the final weeks — only 8 percent of McKinley’s fund.
Her totals for the entire season are $222,437.05 raised and $215,027.84 spent on her campaign.