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HD2A: Barbieri Leads In Fund-raising

In the House District 2A race, incumbent Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, has more than doubled the fund-raising of challenger Fritz Widenhoff in their GOPrimary race. Barbieri has raised $10,754 to Wiedenhoff's $4,537. Barbieri began with a balance of $5,131 and raised another $5,623 during the reporting period. He also loaned himself $929. Top contributors are: $1000 -- Winning for Idaho; $500 -- Mary Drennan, Agra-PAC, Idaho Committee on Hospitality & Sports, and EBWDA-PAC. You can read Barbieri's report here. Top contributors for Wiedenhoff are: $1000 -- Northern Lakes Firefighters; and $500 -- Coeur d'Alene Tribe. You can read Wiedenhoff's report here.

Question: Does Wiedenhoff have any chance at beat radical Barbieri in Phil Hart country in this GOPrimary race?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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