Editor's Note: Please see the correction amending the figures in the original news report at the bottom of this article.
While Republican Gov. Mike Parson's gubernatorial campaign has received more money overall than Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway's, during the beginning of October, Galloway's campaign has received more in contributions than Parson's, according to campaign finance reports available this week from the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Parson, Galloway and two third-party candidates are seeking a full term as governor.
Parson's campaign reported eight days ahead of the Nov. 3 election it had received a total of more than $5.6 million, including more than $597,000 received Oct. 1-22.
Parson's campaign had spent more than $4.7 million in all, including more than $1.5 million spent this month - most of which this month was for political media companies based in the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Virginia to buy and shoot campaign ads and advertise online.
Galloway's campaign reported it had received more than $3.2 million for the election overall, including more than $835,000 received Oct. 1-22.
Galloway's campaign had spent more than $4.5 million overall on the election, including more than $2 million this month - most of which was spent on a Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm for campaign ads.
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rik Combs had raised $3,092.59 for the election, including $144.74 between Oct. 1-22.
An electronic report was not immediately available for Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jerome Bauer.
Lieutenant governor
Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe has amassed more in campaign contributions than Democratic candidate Alissia Canady, both of whom are seeking a full term as lieutenant governor, along with two third-party candidates.
Kehoe's campaign received more than $2.3 million for the election, including more than $305,000 between Oct. 1-22.
Kehoe's campaign had spent more than $1.7 million on the election, including more than $696,000 this month - also mostly on campaign media buys, through a communications company with a Marshfield post office box.
Canady's campaign had received more than $186,000 for the election, including more than $36,000 received Oct. 1-22.
Canady's campaign had spent more than $139,000, including more than $53,000 this month - much of it on a New York City-based marketing company.
Libertarian Bill Slantz's campaign reported neither the aggregate amount of contributions received nor the aggregate amount of expenses exceeded $500, nor did a single contributor give any more than allowed by law, so no specific data was reported.
An electronic eight-days-before-election report was not available for Green Party candidate Kelley Dragoo.
Secretary of state
Democratic candidate Yinka Faleti's campaign has outraised incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.
Ashcroft is seeking re-election against Faleti and three other candidates.
Ashcroft's campaign reported receiving more than $629,000 for the election, including more than $86,000 received Oct. 1-22.
Ashcroft's campaign had spent more than $252,000, including more than $38,000 this month - mostly on digital promotion through a company with a post office box in Marshfield and consulting services through the Rogersville public relations company that employs his campaign manager.
Faleti's campaign reported receiving more than $885,000 for the election, including more than $146,000 received this month.
Faleti's campaign has spent more than $700,000 for the election, including more than $415,000 this month - mostly this month for campaign media buys through a Washington, D.C.-based political media strategy and implementation company.
Electronic eight-days- before-election reports were not immediately available for the campaigns of Libertarian candidate Carl H. Freese, Green Party candidate Paul T. Lehmann nor Constitution Party candidate Paul Venable.
Attorney general
Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt has outraised Democratic challenger Rich Finneran - both of whom are seeking election to a full term as attorney general, along with another candidate.
Schmitt's campaign reported receipt of more than $550,000 for the election, including more than $220,000 between Oct. 1-22.
Schmitt's campaign had spent more than $750,000 for the election, including more than $528,000 this month - mostly this month on TV advertising through a company in Kansas City.
Finneran's campaign reported a receipt of more than $265,000 for the election, including more than $73,000 received Oct. 1-22.
Finneran's campaign had spent more than $207,000 for the election, including more than $132,000 this month - much of it this month for campaign media buys through the same Washington, D.C.-based consulting company as Galloway's campaign used.
There was no electronic eight-days-before-election report immediately available for Libertarian candidate Kevin C. Babcock.
State treasurer
Republican State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has outraised Democratic challenger Vicki L. Englund - both of whom are seeking a full term as state treasurer, along with two other candidates.
Fitzpatrick's campaign reported having received more than $685,000 for the election, including more than $101,000 between Oct. 1-22.
Fitzpatrick's campaign had spent more than $552,000, including more than $348,000 this month - mostly this month on TV and digital advertising, polling and other services through a company in Davenport, Iowa.
Englund's campaign report receipt of more than $206,000 for the election, including more than $37,000 between Oct. 1-22.
Englund's campaign had spent almost $168,000 for the election, including more than this $24,000 month - mostly this month on ad placement through a Washington, D.C., company, voter engagement through a Kansas City campaign, the services of a political consulting firm in Maplewood and communications through a St. Louis campaign communications company.
The campaigns of Libertarian candidate Nick Kasoff and Green Party candidate Joseph Civettini reported neither the aggregate amount of contributions received nor the aggregate amount of expenses exceeded $500, nor did a single contributor give any more than allowed by law, so no specific data was reported.
CORRECTION
The gubernatorial campaign of Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway and the campaigns of the Republican and Democratic candidates for attorney general have raised more money in total than reported in this story as it was originally published.
The totals of those three campaigns' receipts reported in the story should have reflected money received since the Aug. 4 primary election for the Nov. 3 general election, but incorrectly assumed the totals reflected both elections combined.
As of reports filed Oct. 26:
- Galloway's gubernatorial campaign had raised $3,210,628.31 since the primary. This also means Galloway's campaign - combining both the primary and general election contributions received - has raised more than Republican Gov. Mike Parson's campaign for a full term as governor. The opposite was incorrectly reported. As of Oct. 26, Parson's campaign had raised $5,676,484.50 from primary and general election contributions. Galloway's campaign had received a combined total of $7,754,438.46.
- Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt's campaign for election to a full term as attorney general had raised $551,936.41 since the primary. Combined with primary election contributions, Schmitt's campaign had raised $1,621,993.71.
- Democratic attorney general candidate Rich Finneran's campaign had raised $265,209.13 since the primary. Combined with primary election contributions, Finneran's campaign had raised a $631,659.76.
See the followup article, How much money candidates receive depends on when counting starts, for further explanation.