San Diego congressional candidates spent millions on primary; Hunter again draws FEC attention

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The candidates who captured the top spots in the races for San Diego’s five congressional seats together spent more than $7.3 million in the weeks surrounding the March primary.

Much of that spending focused on the region’s two battleground contests: the races for the 49th and 50th District.

The race for the vacant seat in the 50th District — which includes East and north Inland San Diego County and a southern portion of Riverside County — saw the top two candidates spend nearly $5 million, according to Federal Election Commission data for the period between Feb. 13 and March 31.

Republican Darrell Issa, who represented San Diego County for 18 years prior to leaving his seat in 2018, spent $4.3 million, the most of any candidate.

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