A number of House candidates without a major party opponent continued to seek financial infusions, much of which went to other candidates in their party or to stoke their war chests for a future campaign. Primarily, they were incumbents from both parties, a half-dozen of whom raised more than $10,000.

Some legislators who are actively seeking leadership posts donated money to many of their fellow party candidates, most notably Rep. Jeff Alexander, R-Provo, a front-runner for House Majority Leader. In his first filing of the year — since nobody filed against him, he has not been required to file a report this year — Alexander reported a total of $44,200 raised during the past two years. Of that, he spent more than $30,000, with a large portion of that money being donated to fellow House members. Rep. Greg Curtis, R-Sandy, also donated to more than a dozen House members' campaign funds as part of his bid to become Speaker of the House.

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