Louisiana Senate campaign: Campbell leads Fayard in Democratic money race

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the brawl between the top two Democratic contenders in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell appears to have stronger financial footing than lawyer Caroline Fayard for the final push to Election Day.

Campbell's latest campaign finance report, posted by the Federal Election Commission this week, shows the elected state utility regulator with $988,000 cash on hand at the close of the latest reporting period, ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Fayard's report showed her with less than $200,000 in her campaign account.

The Democrats are considered to be two of the top five candidates among 24 vying for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican David Vitter. GOP contenders include U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, U.S. Rep. John Fleming and state Treasurer John Kennedy.

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