Gibbons has $477,000 in leftover funds

Suzanne Struglinski

Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 | 11:10 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., has almost $477,000 left in campaign funds, according to his latest financial report, which he can use should he choose to run for governor in 2006.

Gibbons and Nevada's other federal lawmakers won their bids for re-election and raised millions along the way, according to reports filed with Federal Election Commission Thursday.

Candidates filed post-election reports Thursday, outlining campaign spending from Oct. 14 through Nov. 22. Campaigns will file a year-end report with the FEC on Jan. 31, 2005.

Gibbons raised just over $1.1 million for the 2004 election, with $131,235 coming in through Nov. 22. He spent about $1 million on his most recent campaign.

Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., raised $2.4 million, with $181,180 coming in the last reporting phase. He has $151,585 cash on hand, according to the report.

Democrat Tom Gallagher, who challenged Porter, has $5,910 cash on hand.

Gallagher raised close to $1.4 million, including $236,598 in contributions from himself. He loaned an additional $740,000 to the effort, $50,000 of which has been paid back. He spent just over $2 million on the race, according to the report.

Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., raised $1.6 million this election cycle with $52,694 coming in the last phase. She spent $903,645 on the campaign and has $649,567 "cash on hand."

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., raised close to $345,000 in the last three weeks before the Nov. 2 election, bringing his campaign coffer to $8.7 million.

Reid spent just over $5 million on his campaign and refunded $65,874 worth of contributions. He has $1.5 million remaining in his campaign fund, according to his latest filing.

Congressional candidates previously filed reports with the Federal Elections Commission on all donations received through Oct. 13 and then had to file "48-hour notices" within two days of receiving donations of $1,000 or more up until the election on Nov. 2.