Shurtleff received $20,000 checks from: The Tax Club, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Usana, 1-800 Contacts and Seigfried & Jensen. Shurtleff raised more than $96,000 in all since mid-June, compared to about $17,000 for Welch Hill.
"Mark amasses over a million dollars every time, which is ludicrous in this race. He never spends that much, which raises ethical questions particularly for an attorney," said Welch Hill. "Just because corporations are willing to give you that much, doesn't mean you accept it."
Jason Powers, the campaign manager for Shurtleff, said Welch Hill is also soliciting large contributions on her Web site. "Jean's not complaining because she thinks large donations are wrong. She's complaining because she doesn't get any," he said.
Statewide challenger, Bob Springmeyer, also is lagging in fund raising. He raised $21,245 during the summer months and has raised a total of $45,389.
His opponent, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., racked up $186,576 since mid-June and has raised a total of $447,130. And he's done it without breaking a sweat.
Huntsman's spokeswoman, Lisa Roskelley, said the governor spent much of his time trying to help his favorite presidential candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain, raise money.
"We didn't raise as much as we could have," she said.
The governor's total includes another $70,000 loan he took from Zions Bank. In his original campaign, the governor borrowed $300,000. He paid back about a third of it, and owes the bank roughly $270,000, Roskelley said.
"I can't operate that way. My daddy isn't a billionaire," said Springmeyer. "I've never considered myself in competition with his fundraising.
"We're doing the best we can. I'm being supported by small contributors and we're working very hard and having a lot of fun," he said.
In the state's most closely watched House race, Speaker Greg Curtis raised another $54,000 to challenger Jay Seeg- miller's $30,000. Curtis, who narrowly won re-election in 2006, reported more than $265,000 in the bank.
The most notable exception to the underdog challenger status is in the southwest Salt Lake County Senate seat held by Chris Buttars. His challenger, John Rendell, has easily outraised Buttars.
"We had a good run," said Rendell. "With some other possibilities that are out there in the next few weeks, we think we have enough to make a good run at this campaign, and we expect to double this between now and the election."
Rendell's fundraising events included a July 30th performance of the satirical play "Saturday's Voyeur," which mercilessly mocks Buttars and the senator said is "a nasty play and they are degrading me."
The bulk of Rendell's $46,000 this year has come from small donations from individual donors, which he says points to his popular support in the district.
The same cannot be said for Buttars. In fact, since the end of the past legislative session in which Buttars made a racially charged comment comparing a bill to a black baby, an overwhelming majority of his money campaign funds - $21,300 of the $25,680 he has raised - can be traced directly back to Senate leaders.
Buttars did not return a phone message seeking comment on his fundraising report.
Two legislative candidates did not meet the Tuesday deadline for filing reports and will be removed from the ballot, said Joseph Demma, the chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, the head of the state elections office.
In Senate District 26, Constitution Party candidate Robert Armstrong did not file and could not be contacted. And in House District 18, Democrat Melvin Richardson did not file.
Campaign cash
Cash amounts in the order of funds raised, spent and banked.
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) $447,130 $394,067 $55,899
Bob Springmeyer (D) $45,389 $32,778 $12,611
Attorney General
A.G. Mark Shurtleff (R) $346,409 $387,204 $241,470
Jean Welch Hill (D) $45,339 $29,313 $16,026
Senate District 10
Sen. Chris Buttars (R) $27,380 $66,197 $38,160
John Rendell (D) $45,709 $24,273 $21,436
House District 49
Speaker Greg Curtis (R) $53,552 $15,843 $265,767
Jay Seegmiller (D) $29,514 $9,989 $19,525
