Democratic hopeful Sue Minter and Republican hopeful Lt. Gov. Phil Scott nearly doubled their campaign's cash intake in the last four months, while Republican Bruce Lisman's spending skyrocketed.
Minter of Waterbury has raised about $893,000 to date, including about $405,000 raised since March. Her campaign has spent just over $596,000.
The former head of the Agency of Transportation is one of a handful of Democratic women running in governor's races nationwide. Her campaign accounts got boosts from Oregon governor Kate Brown and Boston philanthropist Barbara Lee. Lee runs a foundation that aims to get more women into state executive positions.
Minter also got campaign contributions from several Vermont state legislators, including Moretown Rep. Maxine Grad and Addison County Sen. Claire Ayer. Don Sinex, the developer behind Burlington's mall project, also gave.
Outgoing Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin has declined to make an endorsement going into the primary, but that didn't stop his brother, Jeffrey Shumlin, from giving Minter more than $1,000.
