At-Large challenger David Grosso has the most money leading up to the November 6 D.C. election, while incumbent Councilmember Michael A. Brown (I-At Large) is struggling to keep pace.

There’s less than a month to go before the April 3 primary, and incumbents and challengers alike are preparing to get voters to the polls. Yesterday they showed off their bank rolls, hinting as to whether they’ll emerge victorious or not come election day.

When it comes to financing their campaigns, incumbents in D.C. are pulling further and further away from their challengers.

In the District, candidates for elected office spend time and money in the hopes of winning a position that comes with a paycheck, sometimes a hefty one. But for one candidate in the 2012 races, it seems that money’s no expense — and for a position that’s fully unpaid.

The incumbents again raised the most money leading into the 2012 election year, with Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) leading the charge with $105,000 raised and Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) collecting $71,500 in his uncontested race to remain on the council beyond the two decades he’s served so far.

Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is the D.C. Council’s longest-serving member, represents one of the city’s richest wards and presides over the very committee that deals with financial matters. He’s also an aggressive campaigner, as his October 10 campaign finance report proves.