Sen. Walton Dalton has broken a fundraising record for lieutenant governor.
His campaign announced that it raised nearly a half million dollars in the first six months of the year, more than any previous candidate for lieutenant governor at this point in the campaign.
The Rutherfordton Democrat announced his candidacy in mid-March. From Jan. 1 to June 30, he raised over $465,00, according to a statement from his campaign.
Mid-year campaign finance reports are not due until July 27, so comparable numbers for the other major candidates for the Democratic nomination are not available.
Dalton's position as co-chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee is likely a part of his fund-raising success, especially with budget discussions underway.
Clarification: The wording in the press release and an earlier version of this post may have implied that it was all previous candidates combined. That is not the case.
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