YOUNGSTOWN — Derrick McDowell, the independent candidate for Youngstown mayor, raised $14,760 for his campaign, including a $5,000 contribution from a prominent local Republican donor.

The $5,000 contribution from Gregory Smith, chairman of the board of Compco Industries in Columbiana, is 34% of the total money raised by McDowell as of June 30 for his campaign.

The Smith contribution was made Dec. 19 and should have been included on an annual report that McDowell didn’t file by the Jan. 31 deadline. Instead, McDowell used the semiannual report, filed July 31, to include all contributions received by his campaign dating back to Aug. 1, 2024.

McDowell, owner of the Youngstown Flea, will face two-term incumbent Democrat Jamael Tito Brown in the Nov. 4 general election for Youngstown mayor.

McDowell’s campaign also received $1,000 donations from Penny Wells of Youngstown, Jamie Ciccone of Canfield, Richard Mills of Poland and Greg Bartholomew of Warren. Wells serves as treasurer of McDowell’s campaign.

McDowell received $2,478 in in-kind contributions, including $1,194 from himself for various campaign expenses.

McDowell spent $3,527 on his campaign as of June 30 with some of the larger expenses being $735 to Vista Print of Lexington, Massachusetts, for banners and campaign literature; $642 to Johnquest Design of Youngstown for banners and campaign materials; and $603 to the Canfield Fair for a booth at the upcoming fair.

That left McDowell’s campaign with $11,233 in its fund as of June 30.

In comparison, Brown had a $34,957 surplus in his fund as of June 6, according to his post-primary filing report.

Between Jan. 1 and June 6, Brown raised $46,782 and spent $27,968. Brown’s surplus includes money carried over from previous filing periods.

During the Democratic primary, Brown beat Councilwoman Samantha Turner, D-3rd, by 64 votes: 2,019 to 1,946.

In the preprimary period, between Jan. 1 and April 16, Turner raised $14,727 and spent $11,310.

The Mahoning County Board of Elections shows Turner didn’t file a post-primary finance report even though it was due July 13.

The only other candidate in the mayoral race is Frank Bellamy of West Princeton Avenue, who is running as a write-in.

When his name appeared on the ballot, Bellamy received 1.1% of the vote for mayor in 2013 as an independent. He also received 23.5% of the vote in 2011 as an independent running for clerk of courts and got 11.7% of the vote in the 2009 Democratic primary for mayor.

The write-in filing deadline is Aug. 25.