BOARDMAN — Three of the four Boardman Township trustee candidates, including the two incumbents, raised more than $10,000 each in the first half of this year.

It’s atypical for candidates running for township trustee in Mahoning County to raise that amount of money during the first half of an election year. The three from Boardman were the only trustee candidates in the county to file reports for the semiannual period, between Jan. 1 and June 30.

Tom Costello, who has served as a township trustee for 22 of the past 26 years, including the past 16 years, led the pack, raising $14,275 between Jan. 1 and June 30.

His largest contributor was Rosemarie Smith of Negley, who gave $1,000 to Costello’s campaign. Most of Costello’s campaign funds were raised at an April event with tickets costing $125 per person.

Costello spent $7,767 during the six-month period with his largest expense being $6,750 to the Embassy Banquet Center in Boardman, where the fundraiser took place.

With money carried over from previous campaigns, Costello had $10,869 in his campaign fund as of June 30. Costello is among four candidates seeking the two Boardman trustee seats.

The other candidates are Steve Yacovone, who was appointed to the board by Costello and Trustee Larry Moliterno in March to fill a vacancy, as well as attorney Matt Gambrel and Cody McCormick, an Amazon area manager.

Wednesday was the filing deadline. The Mahoning County Board of Elections is scheduled to meet Aug. 18 to certify candidates.

McCormick did not file a semiannual report.

Yacovone raised $14,125 during the first half of the year, just $150 less than Costello. Yacovone gave a $3,000 loan to his campaign on May 28. Much of the other money he raised came from a May fundraiser.

Yacovone spent $6,693 during the first six months of the year with his largest expense being $3,125 to Magic Tree Pub & Eatery in Boardman, where he hosted the fundraiser.

He had $7,432 in his campaign fund as of June 30.

Gambrel raised $10,865 during the first six months of the year, including a $500 loan he gave his campaign. His largest contributor was Parambir Sandhu of Poland, who gave $2,065 to the campaign.

Gambrel spent $4,973 during the reporting period, including $1,150 to Vintage Estates Wine and Beer in Boardman, where he hosted a May fundraiser with tickets costing $65 each.

Yacovone replaced Brad Calhoun as a trustee after Calhoun was appointed to fill the open fiscal officer position after William D. Leicht’s Jan. 31 retirement.

Calhoun raised $4,321 during the first half of the year, including $1,000 from FNB Corp.’s political action committee. Calhoun spent $637 during the first six months of the year.

With carryover, Calhoun had $16,585 in his campaign fund as of June 30.

Calhoun is running unopposed in the Nov. 4 election for the remainder of Leicht’s term, which ends March 31, 2028. He can run for a full four-year term in the November 2027 election.