With a significant July 29th reporting date behind us and the PDC's website mostly cooperating, a quick review of notable fundraising numbers in key statewide races:

Governor:

Christine Gregoire leads Dino Rossi in cash-on-hand by a slight $4.30 million to $4.05 million. For the period covered by the report, June 1st to July 28th, Gregoire narrowly out-raised Rossi in cash contributions, $1.67 million to $1.49 million.

Gregoire has raised more money overall ($8.50 million to Rossi's $6.65 million), but has spent more too ($4.2 million to Rossi's $2.6 million). In addition to a generally higher "burn rate," Gregoire's spending has also been boosted by having her first ad buy start about a week before Rossi's.

Long story short: the two sides are at near financial parity for their individual campaigns with a little over three months to go in the race. Caveat: Rossi's grassroots donors will have to keep pace with the infusion of Democratic party money that has kept Gregoire in the lead thus far (and which will probably mean more independent expenditures on her side than on his).

Attorney General:

The story in this race thus far has been Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg's inability to gain traction, including failure to win key endorsements or even secure the backing of major fellow Democrats.

Thus, there is perhaps little surprise that incumbent Rob McKenna leads in cash-on-hand, with approximately $613,000 to Ladenburg's $129,000.

Public Lands Commissioner:

This race is going to be an under-the-radar-screen war. Peter Goldmark is a better candidate than former legislator and current Snohomish County Councilman Mike Cooper, whom incumbent Dough Sutherland defeated 50% - 47% in 2004.

Goldmark will be well-funded by the Seattle environmental community (which will likely drop some further coin in the race independently to tell us that Doug Sutherland hates trees and cute forest animals). Goldmark has a modest cash-on-hand lead of $304,000 to $278,000.