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Deitzler, Azinger led campaign spending

PARKERSBURG — Two candidates for the House and Senate from Wood County spent more than $49,000 in the 2018 election, according to the post general campaign financial disclosures filed with the West Virginia secretary of state.

Democrat Harry Deitzler for the 10th District in the House of Delegates spent $49,280.

Deitzler, a former prosecuting attorney for Wood County, was the highest spender for the 2018 election, besting Republican candidate Mike Azinger for the 3rd Senatorial District by $6. Azinger reported expenditures of $49,274 for the election.

The post general reports were due Monday and cover the period after Oct. 22. Reports are electronically filed with the secretary of state.

Azinger reported contributions of $52,970. For the period, he reported $250 contributions from the West Virginia Optometric PAC, Lawrence Pack Jr. and West Virginians for Coal, $300 from John Davis from Vienna, $500 from Pepsico, $750 from LKQ Corp. and West Virginia State Farm Agents and $1,000 from TransCanada USA PAC.

Azinger defeated Democrat Jim Leach, who reported expenditures of $34,538 and contributions of $34,791 for the campaign. For the reporting period, he listed contributions of $50 from Paul Hoblitzell and the West Virginia Society of CPAs and $250 from Glen Gainer.

Deitzler lost the election, coming in fourth for three seats behind Tom Azinger, a former Republican delegate appointed to fill the ballot vacancy created with the death of Delegate Frank Deem, and Republican incumbents John Kelly and Vernon Criss. Tom Azinger is the father of Mike Azinger.

Deitzler also reported contributions of $44,150 for the campaign.

For the reporting period, Deitzler listed contributions of $250 or less from five groups and individuals totalling $510 and a $500 contribution from Gregory Smith of Vienna.

Tom Azinger reported expenditures of $6,165 and contributions of $5,400.

He reported contributions of $250 or less totalling $1,350, including $50 from John Ellem, Norma Davis and Lewis Rexroad, $100 from Seldon Wigal, John Coe and Mark Cinalli, $200 from the West Virginia Contractors Association and Dave McKinley, and $250 John Coe and the Chamber of Commerce PAC. He reported a $350 contribution from John Shott of Bluefield, $500 from Eric Nelson of Charleston and Ray Canterbury of Ronceverte, $1,000 from Richard Adams of Parkersburg and $1,200 from himself.

Criss reported expenditures of $19,890 and contributions of $20,350.

He reported 10 contributions of $250 or less from 10 groups and individuals including $50 from the West Virginia Society of CPAs, $100 from Mark Cinalli and the Chiropractors Independent PAC, $200 from the LKQ Corp. Employee Good Government Fund and MAJ PAC and $250 from the HUB-PAC of the West Virginia Contractors Association, the Pepsico Concerned Citizens Fund, the West Virginia Optometric Physicians PAC and Christina Cameron. Criss reported $500 from the EQT Corp. PAC of Pittsburgh.

Tenth District Democrat Andy Daniel reported expenditures of $37,708 and contributions of $40,683. Daniel for the period reported contributions of $500 from the Operators Political Education and Education Committee and $1,000 from the Eastern Millwright Regional Council.

Kelly reported expenditures of $31,391 and contributions of $47,011.

Kelly reported donations of $250 or less from 11 groups or individuals including $100 from David McMahon, the Chiropractors Independent Political Action Committee and Robert Goldenberg, $150 from Mark and Tammy Cinalli, $200 from Tim and Monica Matheny and $250 from the West Virginians for Coal, the West Virginia Beer and Wine Association, the Coca-Cola Consolidated Employees for Good Government, the West Virginia Optometric Physicians PAC, the Pepsico Concerned Citizens Fund. He reported $500 contributions from Brad Glazer of Cincinnati, TransCanada USA PAC of Washington, D.C., and Kim Glazer Goldberg of New Orleans.

Democrat J. Morgan Leach in the 10th District reported $18,600 in expenditures and $23,200 in contributions. He reported a $1,000 contribution from Joanna Leach of Vienna for the reporting period.

In the 8th District, Democrat David Bland reported expenditures of $27,948 and contributions of $28,345. For the period, he reported a $2 contribution from Vantiv eCommerce.

Republican incumbent Bill Anderson reported expenditures of $17,498 and contributions of $34,523. He reported contributions of $50 from the West Virginia Society of CPAs, $250 from the West Virginians for Coal.

Anderson was re-elected.

In the 9th District, Democrat Jim Marion reported expenditures of $6,976 and contributions of $6,925 for the entire campaign. For the reporting period, he reported contributions of $75 from Jan Marion and $100 from the Communications Workers of America District 2-13 Political Education Committee.

Republican incumbent Ray Hollen spent $6,421 and reported contributions of $13,250. Hollen for the period reported contributions of $50 from Lewis Rexroad and the West Virginia Society of CPAs, $100 from Mark and Tammy Cinalli and the BrightSpring Legacy Fund and $250 from HUB-PAC of the West Virginia Contractors Association, the Coca-Cola Consolidated Employees for Good Government and TransCanada USA PAC.

Hollen won the election.

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