Louisiana governor to report $10M in bank for reelection bid

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards entered a three-month fundraising blackout for his reelection bid in a strong cash position, with the Democrat's campaign saying Tuesday that he ended the latest donor solicitation period with $10.2 million in the bank.

One of his Republican challengers, businessman Eddie Rispone, responded to the announcement by saying he'll report a $10.4 million campaign balance, though most of that was loaned from his own personal bank account.

Edwards, the Deep South's lone Democratic governor, will report raising more than $2.5 million in the fundraising quarter that ended April 5 when he files his report to the state ethics administration office, his campaign told The Associated Press.

His GOP opponents, Rispone and U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, haven't yet released comparable updated campaign finance figures. The latest reports for the Oct. 12 election are due next week.

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