McDonnell outspent Deeds by almost three million dollars (McDonnell spent $5,962,067 to Deeds' $3,103,585); $2,084,089 of McDonnell's campaign contributions were funneled through the Republican State Leadership Committee, exploiting a loophole in state law that was closed by the General Assembly shortly after the election.
McDonnell spent more than Deeds by almost three million dollars ($5,962,067 to $3,103,585); two hundred thousand eight hundred forty-eight thousand nine hundred eighty-nine dollars of McDonnell's campaign contributions were directed through the Republican State Leadership Committee, exploiting a legal loophole that was addressed after the election.