The candidates running for the open senate seat in the 31st District – David Pearce (r – advocate of automotive deer hunting) and Chris Benjamin (D) – filed their 30 day after the primary election campaign finance reports.
We’ve covered this race in previous posts:
31st Senate District – 8 day before primary election reports
31st Senate District – second quarter campaign finance reports
31st Senate District – first quarter campaign finance reports
We’ve also covered a few other things about this race. All you have to do is search for “31st” in the column on the right. That way —->. Everything we’ve previously done on the subject will show. I highly recommend the mail!
Let’s take a look at the state of David Pearce’s (r) campaign coffers, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
The report was filed on September 3rd.
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: PEARCE 081. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $229,692.00
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $33,420.00
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $246,202.04
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $66,712.89
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD
(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $94,239.76
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Oh my. That was one expensive primary. Heh. He could have run for Governor of Alaska – it’s about the same amount of money. And he’s got the “right” ideology.
Contributions?:
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: PEARCE 08
Report Date: 9/3/200823rd Senatorial District Republican Committee – PRIMARY St. Charles MO 08/13/2008 $5,000.00
4th Republican Senatorial District Committee – Washington MO 08/19/2008 $5,675.00
Johnson County Republican Central Committee – Warrensburg MO 08/21/2008 $1,000.00
Citizens for Shields – St. Joseph MO 08/29/2008 $1,000.00
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No limits! on the last one.
Let’s look at the spending and the debts:
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe: PEARCE 08
ReportDate: 9/3/2008Thompson Communications Marshfield MO 07/28/2008 Radio Advertisement $43,851.88
Thompson Communications Marshfield MO 08/01/2008 Radio Advertisement $9,287.77
That’s an awful lot of radio. Thank goodness this one isn’t in a television market.
Chris Benjamin (D) filed his campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission on September 4th:
Detailed Summary of Committee Disclosure Report
Committe[e]: BENJAMIN FOR SENATE1. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THIS ELECTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED $154,857.35
2. ALL MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THIS PERIOD $13,615.00
9. TOTAL ALL RECEIPTS THIS ELECTION(SUM 1B + 7A – 8A) $170,002.35
15. TOTAL EXPENDITURES THIS ELECTION (SUM 10B + 14A) $38,785.06
28. MONEY ON HAND AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD (SUM 25 + 26 – 27) $122,254.94
35. TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS AT THE CLOSE OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD
(SUM 29 + 30 + 31 – 32 – 33 – 34) $40,000.00
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Don’t you just love republican primaries?
Detailed Summary of Contributions And Loans Received
Committee: BENJAMIN FOR SENATE
Report Date: 9/4/2008VERNON CO DEM WOMEN NEVADA, MO 8/28/2008 $400.00
24TH SENATORIAL DEM CO STL MO 8/28/2008 $2,000.00
JOHNSON CO DEM CENTRAL CO WARRENSBURG, MO 8/28/2008 $750.00
…and contributions from individuals and organized labor (representing working familes).
Detailed Summary of Expenditures And Contributions Made
Committe[e]: BENJAMIN FOR SENATE
Report[ ]Date: 9/4/2008DAMAR PRINTING KCMO 8/7/2008 CAMPAIGN MATERIAL $799.50
5. TOTAL: MONETARY EXPENDITURES THIS PERIOD (SUM 7 + 14) $2,523.71
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What? No radio? Heh.
Low overhead. Not having a primary can put you in good stead for the general election.
You all know what to do: