Most Incumbents Have Cash Advantage

A record 17 state delegates face a primary election challenge next Tuesday, and all but three held a campaign cash advantage heading into the final week and a half before the Election Day. The House contests listed below are sorted by the incumbent's advantage, from the least to the most. This is one (but certainly not the only) measure of a race's competitiveness.

*Denotes incumbent

Challengers who had a cash advantage

District 38
Holly Hazard
$23,995
Kaye Kory*
$2,524
Challenger Holly Hazard had a 9:1 advantage.
District 45
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
$19,909
Mark Levine*
$7,145
Challenger Elizabeth Bennett-Parker had a nearly 3:1 advantage.
District 2
Pamela Montgomery
$142,163
Candi King*
$69,521
Challenger Pamela Montgomery had a 2:1 advantage.

Incumbents who had a cash advantage

District 50
Lee Carter*
$19,858
Michelle Maldonado
$14,696
Helen Zurita
$3,968
Del. Lee Carter had a 1.4:1 advantage.
District 31
Elizabeth Guzman*
$105,406
Rod Hall
$55,705
Kara Pitek
$14,024
Idris O'Connor
$2,737
Del. Elizabeth Guzman had a 2:1 advantage
District 86
Ibraheem Samirah*
$82,853
Irene Shin
$44,032
Del. Ibraheem Samirah had a 2:1 advantage.
District 49
Alfonso Lopez*
$54,951
Karishma Mehta
$20,165
Del. Alfonso Lopez had nearly a 3:1 advantage.
District 79
Steve Heretick*
$188,971
Nadarius Clark
$63,635
Dante Walston
$8,330
Del. Steve Heretick had a 3:1 advantage.
District 68
Dawn Adams*
$215,155
Kyle Elliott
$70,527
Del. Dawn Adams had a 3:1 advantage.
District 34
Kathleen Murphy*
$222,492
Jennifer Adeli
$16,215
Del. Kathleen Murphy had a 14:1 advantage.
District 89
Jay Jones
$46,251
Hannah Kinder
$1,697
Del. Jay Jones had a 27:1 advantage.
District 22
Kathy Byron*
$109,720
Isaiah Knight
$3,932
Del. Kathy Byron had a 28:1 advantage.
District 24
Ronnie Campbell*
$62,511
Mark Reed
$135
Del. Ronnie Campbell had a 463:1 advantage.
District 71
Jeff Bourne*
$154,911
Richard Walker
$267
Del. Jeff Bourne had a 580:1 advantage.
District 36
Ken Plum*
$80,926
Mary Barthelson
$110
Del. Ken Plum had a 735:1 advantage.
District 9
Charles Poindexter*
$26,382
Wren Williams1
$0
Charles Poindexter's opponent has not reported any available cash; 1Candidate has not filed a June 1st report
District 74
Lamont Bagby*
$186,511
John Dantzler1
$0
Lamont Bagby's opponent has not reported any available cash; 1Candidate has not filed a June 1st report

Sources: Campaign finance reports filed June 1 with the State Board of Elections showing ending balances as of Thursday, May 27. The ratio was determined by this formula [candidate with the most cash on hand] / [the candidate with the second-most cash on hand]

June 3, 2021