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Lt. Gov. Denish raises $1 million for gov's race

Associated Press - October 13, 2009 1:45 PM ET

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Lt. Gov. Diane Denish collected $1 million for her campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination since early May and former state Republican Party chairman Allen Weh has raised almost a half million dollars for his campaign for governor.

That's according to the latest campaign finance reports, which must be filed Tuesday with the secretary of state's office.

Denish released a fundraising summary that said her campaign had a cash balance of almost $2.2 million as of last week.

Weh reported raising almost $495,000. Of that, $250,000 was loaned by Weh to his campaign. He reported a cash balance of about $372,000.

Weh is among several Republicans seeking the GOP nomination. Denish is the only announced Democratic candidate for governor.

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