Democratic Gary King has stepped up his fundraising in New Mexico's governor's race but Republican incumbent Susana Martinez still enjoys a enormous advantage in campaign cash.
According to the latest financial reports, King raised about $379,000 during the past two months, including a $30,000 loan from the candidate.
King relied heavily on personal loans to finance his primary election campaign.
Martinez collected about $962,000 in contributions since late June.
The governor's campaign reported cash-on-hand of $3.8 million at the start of this month and King had a cash balance of almost $158,000.
Martinez spent $1.4 million during the past two months while King's campaign reported expenditures of $337,000.
The latest campaign-finance disclosures come a month
before New Mexicans start to cast ballots. Absentee voting begins Oct. 7.
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