HARRISBURG – Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and state Attorney General Tom Corbett are leading the pack in fundraising in the race for governor.
Onorato, a Democrat, has raised about $1.1 million since the beginning of the year and has $6.7 million on hand, according to campaign reports released today.
Corbett, a Republican today released his campaign reports showing that he has raised $1.8 million, and has $4 million on-hand.
Those numbers put the two men far above their rivals in the May 18 primary.
On the Democratic side, State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams of Philadelphia raised $1.7 million this year and has $1.5 million in the bank. Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel has raised roughly $240,000 this year in his quest for governor, leaving him with about $101,000 in his campaign coffers.
Auditor General Jack Wagner has raised $220,000 this year and has roughly $675,000 in the bank.
On the Republican side, state Rep. Sam Rohrer of Berks County is running against Corbett. His campaign raised $172,000 this year and has roughly $7,000 in the bank, leaving him with the poorest bank account among the six candidates for governor.
