In their final fundraising reports before the March 3 primary election, former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg more than doubled incumbent Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai‘s haul.
The two well-known Democrats are competing for their party’s nomination, with the winner an odds-on favorite to carry the blue county in November.
Between Jan. 23 and Feb. 22 — roughly the month leading up to early voting —Nirenberg raised $168,000, spent $211,000 and reported $305,000 on hand.
Sakai raised $76,000, spent nearly $200,000 and reported another $340,000 on hand. That’s including a big fundraiser he held at Mi Familia on Feb. 17.
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There are no contribution limits on county-level campaigns, and the same handful of donors continue to prop up both Nirenberg and Sakai’s fundraising reports.
In total, Nirenberg has raised about $577,000 for the race, to Sakai’s $506,000.
That includes money raised on three reports covering July 1 through Feb. 22.
