By Andrew Bowen

Campaign fundraising reports released Friday show the Democrat-on-Democrat race for San Diego mayor is more competitive than it appeared to be in the aftermath of the March primary.

State Assemblyman Todd Gloria finished the primary with just over 41% of the vote tally compared to City Councilmember Barbara Bry's 23%. Councilmember Scott Sherman finished in third, fewer than 1,200 votes behind Bry.

Financial disclosures filed last week, however, show Bry dominating the race for campaign cash, raising more than $681,000 from mid-February through the end of June.

The pandemic has not just hurt many would-be donors pocketbooks — it has also prevented candidates from hosting in-person fundraisers, which can pull in some of the biggest contributions.

Gloria has always had something of a fundraising disadvantage compared to Bry, UCSD political science professor Thad Kousser said.

"Todd Gloria's political base is just not as affluent as Barbara Bry's," he said. "The fact that she's actually outraised Todd Gloria in this fundraising period shows that she's getting strong support and will have the resources that she needs to fight it out in the general election."