A former Suffolk County prosecutor running for Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s job said she has raised more than $20,000 since announcing her candidacy three weeks ago and with roughly two years until voters weigh in on the race.

Djuna Perkins, who has experience working domestic violence cases and as a former assistant attorney general, is one of two Democrats who have so far declared their intention to run for the elected countywide post. Craig MacLellan, another former prosecutor in Suffolk County, threw his hat into the race last month.

Perkins launched her campaign by going after Morrissey, who has faced increased scrutiny over the past year for his office’s prosecution of Karen Read and probe into Sandra Birchmore’s death.

In an interview with the Herald Friday, Perkins attributed the level of monetary support to people who “are really, really desperate for a change” in Norfolk County. Voters will have to wait until the 2026 election to pick the next Norfolk County district attorney.

“I’ve had so many people say, ‘oh, thank God. We need to get back to some normalcy, some professionalism and integrity.’ So I think it’s really just a sign that people really, really want change,” she said. “I’ve heard from other colleagues about their experiences, and even neighbors and friends about their own personal experiences with the Norfolk DA’s office and it just made me increasingly troubled.”

Perkins has also drawn a few notable donors, including $1,000 from Andrea Cabral, the former secretary of public safety under Gov. Deval Patrick and Suffolk County sheriff from 2002 to 2013.

Rahsaan Hall, the president of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, also donated $50, according to campaign finance reports.

MacLellan said he had a little over $6,000 stashed away in his campaign account and planned to engage in “more concerted fundraising efforts” down the road.

“It is extremely early and there is a presidential election going on, so I am purposefully taking a measured approach. To me, the priority is to get out to the various communities in Norfolk and listen to what people have to say about the current circumstances so that we can forge a path forward together,” he said in a statement to the Herald.

Morrissey has not yet said if he is running for reelection and a message left Friday morning at a number listed on his campaign documents was not returned.

But if he does decide to run again, he has more than $445,000 in campaign cash to draw from as of the end of September, according to state records.

The district attorney raised $1,825 and spent $2,399 in September and raised another $19,065 and spent $15,981 in August, state campaign finance records show.

Both Perkins and MacLellan face the challenge of maintaining interest, engagement, and support for their campaigns over the next two years.

Perkins said people are not going to stop paying attention to the race because of the Read and Birchmore cases, among other things.

“That is how people remain engaged and the more people see, the more they are upset,” she said.