The campaign for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell (R) announced this afternoon that he will report raising nearly $3 million in the months of July and August, and leads his opponent Creigh Deeds (D) by $1.5 million in cash on hand.

McDonnell has $5.8 million cash on hand after raising $2.92 million in the last two months. Deeds announced earlier today that he raised $3.5 million and has $4.4 million in the bank as of the end of August.

The McDonnell campaign noted that it raised $350,000 from the Republican National Committee and Republican Governors Association, and questioned how much Deeds had raised from the groups' Democratic counterparts. Deeds did not release that number.

Through June 30, McDonnell had raised a total of $3.5 million from the two national GOP groups, while Deeds had raised a total of $1 million from the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Governors Association.

"With a significant advantage in our cash on hand and nearly 4,000 more donors than our opponent, we have great momentum and are in a strong position for the final 50 days of this campaign," said McDonnell campaign manager Phil Cox. "The fact that we have nearly 4,000 more donors than Creigh Deeds is reflective of the grassroots energy we have seen building throughout our campaign. It is clear that Virginians are rallying behind Bob's positive message of new jobs and more opportunities. They continue to demonstrate this through their continued contributions, phone banking, and door-knocking."