If you haven’t yet seen negative ads against Tom Perriello, get ready. With less than three weeks until election day, Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has more than double the amount of spending money of his Democratic challenger, according to financial disclosures filed October 15 with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Though Perriello turned in another strong quarter, raising more than $400,000 from July to September, Goode came in with $530,000 during that period. Goode outspent Perriello by almost $70,000 during the quarter, and went into October with $686,000 cash on hand compared to Perriello’s $321,000. Both have already spent close to $1 million.
Even though he was beaten out this quarter by Goode, a 12-year incumbent with a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, Perriello can take pride in raising $1.3 million to-date, more than Goode’s last challenger, Al Weed, raised in both his attempts to unseat the Republican from Rocky Mount.
Perriello can still smile knowing he’s raising more than $1.3 million—more than Al Weed raised in both his bids combined.