In her bid to unseat Gov. David Ige, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa out-raised and out-spent him during the first six months of 2018.

But as of July 1, Ige reported $688,227 cash on hand, more than 2-to-1 advantage over the $299,743 that Hanabusa reported as the two head into the crucial final weeks before their Aug. 11 Democratic primary showdown. That’s largely because Ige’s campaign had a larger campaign war chest going into 2018.

Candidates for state and county elected offices were required to submit financing reports with the state Campaign Spending Commission by the end of Thursday.

Hanabusa, who did not formally announce her candidacy for governor until January, raised an impressive $1.04 million from Jan. 1 to June 30. Her support is coming from a who’s who of the Hawaii business community as well as union organizations. Over that same period, Ige raised $733,922.

Among Hanabusa’s donors were 13 people who identified themselves as executives of Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc., who contributed $20,000 from January through June.

NextEra’s efforts to purchase Hawaiian Electric Industries met with fierce opposition from Ige and his administration. In July 2016 the Public Utilities Commission voted 2-0 to reject Next­Era’s $4.3 billion offer to take over HEI. Subsequently, the two companies announced that NextEra would pay the state’s largest utility $95 million in “break-up” fees and other costs.

Others contributing to the Hanabusa campaign were the ILWU Local 142 Hawaii PAC ($6,000), the Painters Union Local 1791 PAC ($6,000), the Plumbers & Pipefitters PAC Fund ($6,000) and the IBEW Local 1260 Voluntary Political Fund ($6,000).

Ige’s contributions also consisted largely of a who’s who of the business community, many of whom also donated to Hanabusa.

What made Ige’s contributions list different from Hanabusa’s was that it included not just a good portion of Ige-appointed department heads and their deputies, but also a good number of appointed members of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Cabinet. Caldwell was an early supporter of Ige’s re-election campaign.

Hanabusa’s campaign spent $1.4 million during the period, compared with the Ige camp’s $1 million.

For the overall, four-year campaign period to date, Ige reported $1.90 million in contributions to Hanabusa’s $1.78 million. He’s spent $1.72 million to her $1.50 million.

The best-known Republican candidates in this year’s gubernatorial race are running far behind their Democratic counterparts in campaign finances.

State Rep. Andria Tupola reported receiving $135,431 in contributions this reporting period while spending $166,981. She reported a cash balance of $17,663.

Opponent Ray L’Heureux reported $3,425 in receipts, $2,805 in expenditures and a cash balance of $620.

Former state Sen. John Carroll had not filed his report as of early evening Thursday.

In the crowded contest for the Democratic Party’s lieutenant governor nomination, two incumbent state senators came into the new year with hefty campaign accounts and, along with incumbent Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho, appear to be continuing to benefit from being in office.

State Sen. Josh Green reported receiving $269,798 in contributions during the reporting period, the most among lieutenant governor candidates. He spent $656,195, also the most among the field, and his $152,898 in available cash is significantly greater than his opponents’.

State Sen. Jill Tokuda reported receiving $251,020 in contributions, second only to Green. She spent $573,202, also second to Green, and she reported a cash balance $89,631, also second.

Carvalho, the Kauai mayor, reported $213,206 in contributions, $186,803 in expenditures, both third highest among the five leading Democratic lieutenant governor candidates. His cash on hand of $40,625 was fourth in the field.

Former Board of Education member Kim Coco Iwamoto reported receiving $117,343 in contributions and $47,705 in expenditures. She reported $83,904 in cash, third among the top Democrats for lieutenant governor.

State Sen. Will Espero collected $22,863 in contributions during the period, far behind the others. He spent $60,667 and had a cash balance of $27,776.