Dew said he wasn't aware he had spent campaign money on clothing until he was contacted Tuesday by The Associated Press and checked with his family.

"I don't remember buying any clothing unless my daughter bought me some ties and charged it to the campaign," said Dew, a former home builder. "I used over $500,000 of my own money on this campaign. ... I don't see anything wrong with using my own money to use on personal things." Dew also accepted contributions to his campaign.

A Barr spokesman said the campaign did nothing wrong. "It was an appropriate expense associated with the campaign," said Russ Verney, Barr's campaign manager.

A spokesperson for Breazeale did not immediately respond to AP's request for comment. Sanchez and Andrews won re-election last month. Barr, Breazeale and Dew lost their races.

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Contributing: Brock Vergakis