Politics & Government
Here's How Much Money Port Washington Candidates Raised In 2020
Port Washington ballots this year included candidates for president, Congress, Assembly and state Senate. Here's how much they raised.
PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Candidates who appeared on Port Washington 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 16
As of Oct. 19, the campaign for Democrat Gina Sillitti had raised far more money than Republican Ragini Srivastava.
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Srivastava held a lead in the race with about 25,000 votes to Sillitti's roughly 21,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
Gina For Assembly
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- Total contributions: $73,062
- Total expenses: $48,090
Ragini Srivastava For NY Assembly
- Total contributions: $15,572
- Total expenses: $14,925
Senate District 7
As of Oct. 19, incumbent Democratic Sen. Anna Kaplan's campaign had raised far more money than Republican challenger Dave Franklin.
Kaplan holds a narrow lead in the race with about 61,000 votes to Franklin's roughly 57,000. Thousands of absentee ballots have not been counted in the race.
Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate
- Total contributions: $364,442
- Total expenses: $207,577
Friends of Dave Franklin
- Total contributions: $29,416
- Total expenses: $31,235
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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