Bill McCollum Raises $1.04 Million in 2nd Quarter

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum reported raising $1.04 million in the second quarter. Unofficially, that brings his running total to $7.5 million.

But under an onslaught by GOP rival Rick Scott, McCollum had drained his reserves to less than $800,000, according to a recent court filing by the campaign, so the attorney general is accepting matching funds from the state's campaign finance pool. The first check, disbursed today by the state Division of Elections, was in the amount of $1,260,142.17.

See more on McCollum's financial situation here.