{"id":3793,"date":"2026-07-27T11:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3793"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:40:07","slug":"weaver-holds-cash-edge-in-sc-superintendents-race-despite-close-fundraising-totals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3793","title":{"rendered":"Weaver holds cash edge in SC superintendent\u2019s race, despite close fundraising totals"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Superintendent Ellen Weaver retains a sizable cash advantage over Sylvia Wright in the state superintendent\u2019s race, despite being outraised by her Democratic challenger for the second consecutive quarter, according to campaign finance reports filed with the South Carolina Ethics Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3791\">Columbia man dies in hospital following crash, South Carolina coroner says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because Weaver, who did not have a primary opponent, entered the race with money left over from her 2022 run and has spent significantly less than Wright, a former teacher and district curriculum coordinator, campaign finance reports show.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As of June 30, Weaver had nearly $72,000 in her campaign coffers while Wright\u2019s campaign was more than $10,000 in the hole, according to financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe aria-label=\"Table\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"209\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-VamJl\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/VamJl\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"2026 State Superintendent race fundraising\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some of Wright\u2019s filings were submitted with duplicate expenditures that inflate her spending and need to be amended, the candidate said. But even without the double charges, the Democrat\u2019s campaign account is nearly tapped out.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The State Media Co. on Friday, Wright acknowledged her campaign spent money as it came in during her primary race with Lisa Ellis, but said it would not continue that practice going forward.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the primary that was successful,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we\u2019re definitely not going to do that with the general election. We have a strategy to raise more funding and not just solely rely on grassroots contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wright, a North Charleston native who most recently worked as a district coordinator in Dorchester School District 4, beat Ellis by 22 points in the June 9 primary.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, she said her campaign would hold fundraising events with \u201cwell-known Democrats\u201d in different congressional districts that should allow her to bring in more cash.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3790\">Bordeaux threatened as France, Spain struggle to contain wildfires<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As of June 30, Wright had raised nearly $190,000 from more than 2,000 individual donations this election cycle, an average of about $92 per donation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Weaver, who set fundraising records four years ago when she brought in a half-million dollars by the end of the primary cycle, had raised $179,000 through the second quarter this time around.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Wright, who has relied on many small-dollar donations, Weaver has benefited from a relatively small number of large donations. The Republican\u2019s average donation size this cycle is $767, or more than 8 times that of Wright, campaign filings show.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe aria-label=\"Table\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"227\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-vWruT\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/vWruT\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"2026 State Superintendent individual donations\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In a fundraising message Weaver sent donors last month, the state superintendent said they could not afford to become complacent.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never believed in coasting, and I don\u2019t intend to start now,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe same energy I pour into our education mission every day is the same energy I\u2019ll bring to earning every possible vote this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the schools chief felt compelled to step up her fundraising efforts in light of her opponent\u2019s edge in contributions, a Weaver campaign official pointed to the Republican\u2019s cash lead.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuperintendent Weaver has seven times Sylvia Wright\u2019s cash on hand, eight if you count Wright\u2019s somehow negative $10,000 balance,\u201d said Matt Moore, managing partner at First Tuesdays Strategies, which is running Weaver\u2019s campaign. \u201cTaxpayers should be terrified of electing someone so bad at math.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3788\">Honda And Nissan May Share The Code Behind Future Cars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC Superintendent Ellen Weaver and her Democratic challenger Sylvia Wright have raised similar amounts of money through June, but Weaver holds the cash advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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