Newly filed campaign finance reports for Fresno's mayor race show that Ashley Swearengin has raised more than five times as much cash since the primary than her November runoff opponent, Henry T. Perea.

The reports cover the period from May 18 through June 30. Overall, Swearengin, longtime director of the Regional Jobs Initiative, reported raising $72,227.80 and Perea, a current City Council member, reported $23,582. Since the June 3 election, the gap was wider -- $48,800 for Swearengin and $9,100 for Perea, who finished ahead by 216 votes out of 56,776 cast in a field of 11 candidates.

Heading into the fall campaign season, Swearengin had $75,787.66 in her treasury as of June 30, compared to $31,087 for Perea.

Contributions received before May 18 can be searched at fresnobee.com/datacenter, under "Politics." The newest reports will be posted at the same address later this month.

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