(Radio Iowa)  – Campaign finance reports show all but one of the Republicans running for statewide office have a fundraising advantage over their Democratic challengers. That fundraising advantage translates to a sizable campaign spending edge in the governor’s race in particular. Campaign finance reports show Republican Governor Kim Reynolds spent about five million dollars from mid-July to mid-October. Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear spent one-fifth as much and had about 366-thousand dollars left in her campaign account last week. Rob Sand, who’s seeking a second term as state auditor, was the only

Democrat running for statewide office to raise more than their G-O-P challenger. Todd Halbur, Sand’s opponent, ended the reporting period with just about four-thousand dollars in his campaign account. Sand had 600-thousand.

Rick Stewart, the Libertarian candidate for governor, raised about 54-thousand dollars for his campaign from mid-July to mid-October. That includes 25-thousand dollars of his own money. His campaign finance report indicates Stewart spent less than three-thousand dollars on his gubernatorial campaign over that three month period.