How Much Money Has Each Council Candidate Raised?

More than $461,660 has been raised for the 2012 Alexandria City Council election, according to new campaign finance reports published by the Virginia Public Access Project.

The figures below in the first chart reflect amounts raised by each Democratic candidate's primary campaign from Jan. 1 through March 31. The Democratic primary will be held June 12 when voters will chose six Democratic candidates to appear on the general election ballot in November.

For information on current Republican and independent candidates and their campaign finance numbers, see subsequent charts below.

The Alexandria Republican City Committee is hosting a nominating canvass on June 2, 9 a.m. at to nominate candidates for mayor and City Council. There is no nominating process for independents.

Republicans and independents who wish to run for City Council must file their paperwork with the local voter registrar’s office by June 12 at 7 p.m., according to Alexandria Deputy Registrar Anna Leider.

The campaign finance information for incumbent Republican candidate Frank Fannon and incumbent independent Alicia Hughes is listed below for the first quarter of this year. Hughes started the year with a $49 balance while Fannon, who raised the most money of any candidate in the 2009 election cycle, kicked off 2012 with a $10,727 balance. Hughes has not declared if she will run as an independent or a Republican in 2012. Republicans must declare their candidacy with the ARCC by May 3. 

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Euille started the year with $12,349 in his campaign account, but raised almost $7,000 this quarter. Below are figures for Euille and challenger Andrew Macdonald, who is running as an independent.

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