GOP Candidates Surge in Governors’ Races While Raising Less Money Than Democrats

GOP Candidates Surge in Governors’ Races While Raising Less Money Than Democrats
Despite running few TV ads, Republican nominee for Arizona governor Kari Lake is running a close race against Katie Hobbs. Here Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, on . Aug. 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Dan M. Berger
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With political campaigns in their closing days, and early voting already begun in many states, polls show some key governors’ races tightening—even as the Democratic candidates have vastly outspent their Republican rivals.

In Arizona, polls show Democrat Katie Hobbs, who had stayed roughly even with the Trump-endorsed Republican Kari Lake, now falling behind. The Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of polls in the race had Lake, a longtime anchor for Fox’s Phoenix affiliate, ahead by 4.2 percentage points this past week. Hobbs has raised $5 million to Lake’s $3.8 million, according to Transparency USA. Lake has been largely absent from the airwaves and did the same in the Republican primary.