David Leavitt, the former Juab County attorney and younger brother of former Utah governor and current Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, estimates that his total raised this quarter is $185,438. He is still calculating the expenses but said his estimated cash on hand was $85,000.

Reports were due by midnight Eastern time on Tuesday.

Constitution Party challenger Jim Noorlander received $550 in contributions, including a $500 from a political action committee, as categorized on the FEC statement. He has raised $3,177 to date and has $698 cash on hand.

Republican Stone Fonua did not raise $5,000 so did not have to file a report, and Democrat Bennion L. Spencer said that although he did not meet the minimum by the deadline this time, he would likely need to file the next time. Calls to Republican challenger Joe Ferguson, an author, were not returned, and no report showed up in the FEC database.

Meanwhile, in the 1st District, Democrat Morgan Bowen, Constitution Party candidate Kirk D. Pearson, and Libertarian Joseph Geddes Buchman, did not raise the $5,000 minimum required to file a report.

Incumbent Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, raised $38,650 in the last quarter of 2007 and had $149,892 as of the Dec. 31, 2007, reporting period. Chief of Staff Scott Parker did not have exact figures Tuesday evening but said it would be close to what he had as of that last report.

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