- Fundraising analysis was done by Transparency USA, which according to its report appeared to have data for 12 governors
- As of Sept. 2, DeSantis’ campaign had raised $166,578,634, with his top donor the Republican Governors Association, which gave $17.35 million.
- DeSantis is running for his second term against Democrat Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor of Florida who switched parties to run for Congress as a Democrat.
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None of the other six governors running for reelection evaluated by Transparency USA have raised anywhere near the amount that DeSantis has.
