Politics & Government
Here's How Much Money Plainview Candidates Raised In 2020
Plainview ballots this year included candidates for president, Congress, Assembly and state Senate. Here's how much they raised.
PLAINVIEW, NY — Candidates who appeared on Plainview ballots in 2020 raised thousands of dollars in the weeks and months leading up to Election Day. That includes candidates in state Assembly, Senate and U.S. Congress races.
Using the latest publicly available data from the New York State Board of Elections, Patch compiled a list of how much money each candidate raised — and spent — in 2020. Here's what we found.
Assembly District 13
As of Oct. 17, the campaign for Democratic incumbent Charles Lavine had raised far more money than Republican challenger Andrew Monteleone.
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Lavine held a comfortable lead in the race with about 26,000 votes to Monteleone's roughly 19,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
Lavine For Good Government
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- Total contributions: $25,702
- Total expenses: $26,722
Friends of Andrew A. Monteleone
- Total contributions: $6,075
- Total expenses: $1,510
Senate District 5
As of Oct. 19, incumbent Democratic state Sen. Jim Gaughran's campaign had raised far more money than Republican challenger Ed Smyth.
Smyth held a lead in the race with about 69,000 votes to Gaughran's roughly 55,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
Gaughran 2020
- Total contributions: $490,503
- Total expenses: $733,920
Ed Smyth 2020
- Total contributions: $167,822
- Total expenses: $87,375
3rd Congressional District
As of June 30, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi's campaign had raised far more money than Republican challenger George A. D. Santos.
However, Suozzi trailed Santos by a razor-thin margin on Thursday with about 134,000 votes to roughly 138,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have yet to be counted.
Suozzi for Congress
- Total receipts: $2.8 million
- Total disbursements: $1.9 million
Devolder-Santos For Congress
- Total receipts: $370,000
- Total expenses: $216,699
President
As of Oct. 14, former Vice President Joe Biden had raised far more money than President Donald Trump.
As of Thursday, Biden led Trump in the popular vote with 72.4 million to Trump's 68.9 million. Numerous votes remained uncounted nationwide.
Donald J. Trump For President
- Total receipts: $533.8 million
- Total disbursements: $492.3 million
Biden for President
- Total receipts: $952.2 million
- Total disbursements: $790.2 million
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