But no statewide candidate has made the action a political issue.

Tom Wilson, the chairman, said several factors were at work against the party, which has not had one of its statewide candidates win since 1997.

All told, the report found, under 1 percent of the state's residents donate to statewide candidates.

She received by far the most votes of any statewide candidate.

In their first financial statements this week, almost all the statewide candidates reported large donations.

He points to the three black statewide Republican candidates running under his watch.

Under current law, no contribution to a statewide candidate may exceed $40,000 in the general election.

The posts also serve as training grounds for statewide candidates.

He received the largest vote total ever by a statewide candidate.

That is the largest contribution to any statewide candidate this year.