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PARKERSBURG -- The Democratic nominee for mayor and a City Council candidate raised the most money since the May primary, while the mayoral hopefuls have been the biggest spenders, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Parkersburg City Clerk's office.
Democrat Sherry Dugan listed $2,163 in monetary contributions for the period that ended Friday, along with $192 from ticket sales to a fundraiser and $159.48 in in-kind contributions. Her largest donors were the Parkersburg Area Labor Council Political Action Committee with $500, North End Tavern owner Joe Roedersheimer with $350 and Rene Epling and Jim Johnston, with $249 each.
Dugan spent $3,315.31 in the period, including $1,377.25 for signs, $400 for a meet and greet and $385.02 for campaign brochures.
Dugan has spent $4,363.94 of the $4,475 she's raised so far during the election cycle.
Her opponent, Republican Tom Joyce, spent $5,137.64 in the period, while adding just $300 to a campaign war chest that totaled $7,076.35 after the primary. Those donations came from R.T. and L.S. Brownfield, $250, and John Lutz, $50.
Joyce's biggest expenses during the reporting period were $2,703.20 for outdoor advertising, $1,065 for print advertising and $950 for food for a meet-the-candidate event.
Joyce is the top fundraiser and spender in the municipal races by a wide margin, with contributions totaling $36,710 and $34,471.29 in expenditures.
Parkersburg City Council District 9 candidate Jeff Fox, a Democrat, received $2,250 in contributions, including $1,000 from the Parkersburg Marietta Building Trades Council WVPAC, $500 each from the Parkersburg Smart 33 Cope Committee and IBEW-COPE Local 968 and $250 from the Mid-Ohio Valley West Virginia Carpenters PAC.
Fox spent $126.44 in the reporting period, $85.56 for shirts and $40.88 for postcards and postage.
Fox has the second-highest fundraising total of any municipal candidate, with $5,075, of which he has spent just $1,665.35.
His opponent, Republican Shelly Cuppett, listed no contributions or expenditures. Her total expense for the cycle thus far is the $10 registration fee.
In District 8, Republican Zachary T. Stanley, raised $102, donated by Heather and Wayne Stanley. He spent $447.71, with $409.81 going for signage. For the election cycle, Stanley has raised $758 and spent $457.71.
Stanley is running against incumbent Councilman John Rockhold, a Democrat. Rockhold listed no contributions and expenditures for this period, so far spending $13.15 out of pocket.
In District 7, Democrat John Reed spent $551.72 of his own money on signs, with no other contributors. His only prior expense was the $10 registration fee.
His opponent, Republican Rob Noland, had not submitted a report as of Tuesday afternoon.
District 6 incumbent Councilman Mike Reynolds is unopposed in his race and reported no contributions or expenses. His sole expenditure is the $10 he paid to register.
There was not a great deal of spending in the District 5 race, with incumbent Councilman J.R. Carpenter, a Democrat, listing $19.16 out of pocket for a voter list. That brings his self-funded total spent on the race to $29.16.
Challenger Lisa Zecca, a Republican, had no contributions or expenditures for the reporting period. Previously, she spent $523.49 out of pocket.
In District 4, Democrat Eric Barber received a $300 contribution from Melvin Wermter and spent $100 of his own money for a $400 purchase of signs. Unopposed in the primary, Barber previously reported the $10 registration fee, for which he paid.
His opponent, John Sandy, had no contributions or expenditures for the period. So far in the campaign, Sandy has put in $519.35 and spent $460.45.
In District 3, Democrat Craig Metz spent $616.44 out of pocket on signs and sign materials. His only prior expense was registration.
He faces Republican Bob Mercer, who purchased a voters list for $2.92, bringing his self-funded total to $252.91.
Incumbent District 2 Councilwoman Sharon Lynch, a Democrat, spent $125 of her own funds on advertising, bringing her total spent to $135.
Republican challenger Sharon Kuhl received a $200 contribution from Steven Mowish and spent $150 on candy. So far, she's raised $460 and spent $377.37.
District 1 Republican Kenneth Ed Judy spent $11.63 out of pocket on sign materials. Another self-funded candidate, he's spent $370.19 in the cycle.
Democratic opponent Dave McCrady is bankrolling his own campaign as well. He spent $110.68 this period on sign materials and a voter list. For the campaign, which included a four-person primary race, he's spent $720.41.