Kirk Caldwell pulled in $257,125 in the past two months of campaigning, more than any other mayoral candidate. He also spent $539,396 in that time — more than Peter Carlisle had spent over the course of the entire campaign.
Including his $50,000 debt, Caldwell was $37,542 in the red as of the Sept. 3 close to the latest campaign finance reporting period. The acting mayor acknowledged his campaign had spent “a lot,” characterizing it as “aggressive.” Over the course of this campaign, Caldwell has spent $889,789.
Caldwell has also consistently brought in more money than his opponents. In the previous reporting period, he drew in $303,252, almost 50 percent more than Carlisle. The vast majority of Caldwell’s contributions came from donations exceeding $100, with only 3 percent of monies as part of smaller donations.
With the next highest cash-flow among mayoral hopefuls, Carlisle pulled in $210,931 in the past two months, compared to the $290,266 he raised in the first six-month reporting period. This brings his total to $501,198 in funds raised over the course of the campaign. More than 88 percent of the monies raised since July come from donations exceeding $100.
He’s also spent $429,535 since January, with $375,101 of those expenditures made in the past two months. Carlisle had $84,304 on hand two weeks ahead of the primary, which is a winner-take-all election.
Panos Prevedouros began the second reporting period with $18,766, and raised $95,536 in campaign contributions in the past two months. That dwarfs the $36,591 he had raised leading up to July 1. In the most recent reporting period, 67 percent of contributions to his campaign were made in donations exceeding $100.
Prevedouros spent $82,362, bringing his total expenditures to $107,028 over the course of his campaign. He had $22,300 left over.
Read the overview of Carlisle’s fundraising and spending from July 1 – Sept. 3.
Read the overview of Prevedouros’ fundraising and spending from July 1 – Sept. 3.
Read the overview of Caldwell’s fundraising and spending from July 1 – Sept. 3.
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