Ballot initiatives, governor's race draw most campaign money


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A ballot initiative seeking to legalize historical horse racing devices in Idaho that opponents contend are the equivalent of illegal slot machines is drawing the most money leading up to November's general election.

Campaign finance reports filed Wednesday with the Secretary of State's office show the Committee to Save Idaho Horse Racing in support of Proposition 1 raised about $2 million since the May primary.

Reports show that Idahoans United Against Prop 1 raised $2.7 million. Both sides are running television ads.

In the governor's race, Republican Lt. Gov. Brad Little reported raising about $750,000. Democrat Paulette Jordan raised about $475,000.

Idahoans for Healthcare raised $512,000 for an initiative to expand Medicaid through Proposition 2. A group opposing the expansion — Work, Not Obamacare PAC — raised about $30,000.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent Idaho stories

Related topics

IdahoU.S.
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast