When U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison lost the Republican primary for governor last March, her biggest supporters — the people who gave more than $20 million to her campaign — became political orphans. But many of them have landed with either Republican incumbent Rick Perry or Democratic challenger Bill White, demonstrating a political or geographical or some other kind of affinity for the general election.

A Texas Tribune data analysis shows that more than $1 million has flowed to Perry from Hutchison supporters since the primary, while at least $675,000 has gone to White. The White number is bigger than ...

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