Delaney widens lead over Parrott on the fundraising and spending front

Former U.S. Commerce Department official April McClain Delaney (D) has opened a wide fundraising lead over former state Del. Neil C. Parrott (R) in the state’s most competitive U.S. House election, fueled in part by the more than $2 million she has loaned her campaign. Through the end of September, Delaney had spent more than five times as much money as Parrott in the race for the 6th District seat, according to Federal Election Commisssion campaign finance reports released Tuesday.