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DeMaio, Fletcher Ahead In Mayoral Campaign Fundraising

Councilman Carl DeMaio and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, raised the most money among San Diego mayoral candidates who filed campaign finance reports today.

According to forms filed with the city clerk's office, DeMaio raised $976,000 in 2011, with $431,000 of that sum in the second six months of the year. Of the grand total, DeMaio contributed nearly $406,000 of his own money.

He listed almost $815,000 in hand and $63,000 in unpaid bills.

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Fletcher raised $425,000 in the final six months of 2011 for a total of $775,000. He did not use any of his own money during that time period.

He listed $553,000 cash in hand and debts of almost $21,000.

Rep. Bob Filner, D-San Diego, reported that he raised $111,000 between July and the end of the year, for a grand fundraising total of $213,000.

Filner, the only major Democrat in the race, reported having $41,000 cash in hand, and almost $16,000 in unpaid bills.

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis had not filed as of 5:30 p.m.

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Today was the last day to file.

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