Democratic gubernatorial hopeful ends 2023 with $7M advantage

By By Victor Skinner | The Center Square contributor

Published February 1, 2024 8:53am ET

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful ends 2023 with $7M advantage — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks to a crowd of supporters in Raleigh, N.C. | (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

(The Center Square) – Democratic governor hopeful Josh Stein entered 2024 with a $7 million campaign finance advantage over the Republican favorite.

According to campaign finance reports closed on Dec. 31, the state attorney general had $11.5 million in the bank to $4.2 million for Republican Mark Robinson. The latter is the state’s lieutenant governor and a polling favorite thus far in the bid to succeed Gov. Roy Cooper.