With just over a month remaining before Election Day, the race for the open seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court bench continues to heat up.

Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio are on the ballot to occupy the seat vacated by the passing of Chief Justice Max Baer.

A look at the Cycle 4 campaign finance report – or 6-weeks-out from the primary – provided to the Pennsylvania Department of State shows McCaffery with a lead in the bank account heading into the stretch run.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court judge has $1.246 million on hand as of September 18, while Carluccio, the president judge in Montgomery County, has $645,000 available.

McCaffery pulled in $1.17 million during the period, including $915,450 from political action committees.

The political action committee of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association – Committee for a Better Tomorrow – donated $500,000 to McCaffery, while the Pennsylvania Association for Justice’s PAC – PA Judicial PAC – contributed $102,000 to the campaign. The Greater PA Carpenters PAC and Local Union #98 of the IBEW each chipped in $50,000.

Top individual donors include the CEO of Twilio, Jeffrey Lawson, as well as pediatric rheumatologist Erica Lawson, who each contributed $10,000 to the campaign. Stacey Schusterman, executive of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation, and her mother, Lynn, each donated $10,000 as did attorney Daniel Berger.

Carluccio raised just under $700,000 during the last quarter, including $232,555 from political action committees.

The Pennsylvania Insurance PAC (PIPAC) leads the way among contributors for Carluccio at $45,000, while the PA Future Fund donated $25,000. Pennsylvania Rising – the PAC run by Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick – gave $18,300 to the campaign and the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of PA PAC (HAPAC) chipped in $15,000.

Among individuals, Alfred Barbour, retired executive at Concast Metal Products Co., gave $50,000 to her campaign, while D.W. Moser, the CEO of DFT Incorporated, gave $25,000.

Carluccio also has contributed $25,000 in personal funds to her campaign.

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court currently has a 4-2 split that favors Democrats.