YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown raised and spent considerably more money on his unsuccessful reelection campaign than Derrick McDowell, who beat him.

For the campaign, Brown spent $100,882, including money for his Democratic primary win, compared to $23,221 for McDowell, according to an analysis by The Vindicator of their campaign finance reports.

Of the money Brown spent, $72,914 was for the general election race after he spent $27,968 on the Democratic primary, beating Councilwoman Samantha Turner, D-3rd Ward, by 64 votes.

Running for public office for the first time, McDowell, an independent, beat Brown by 876 votes — 4,654 to 3,778. McDowell received 55.18% of the vote to 44.79% for Brown with two write-in votes.

During what is called the post-general filing period — between Oct. 16 and Dec. 5 with most of the money paid in the final weeks leading to the Nov. 4 election — Brown spent $23,682.

McDowell spent $17,745 — which is a majority of the funds he spent for the race — during the post-general period.

Brown’s biggest expense in the post-general period was $14,871 for campaign materials to 10 Six Consulting LLC of Fullerton, California.

McDowell’s biggest expense in the period was $15,120 to City Printing of Youngstown for the printing and mailing of campaign items. The City Printing expense represents 54% of all of the money spent by McDowell’s mayoral campaign.

For the campaign, Brown raised $101,247 compared to $26,810 for McDowell. Brown raised a little more than half of that — $54,482 — after the primary.

While both spent heavily in the post-general period, the two didn’t receive much money during that time. Brown raised $7,700 while McDowell collected $1,785.

As of Dec. 5, Brown had $16,149 in his fund, which includes money from previous campaigns, compared to $3,589 for McDowell.

YOUNGSTOWN JUDGE

Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Renee DiSalvo, who won reelection, had a large financial advantage over challenger Marty Hume. DiSalvo beat Hume 60.95% to 39.05%.

During the post-general period, DiSalvo received $6,320, including $1,100 from the Mahoning County Republican Party, while Hume collected $970. DiSalvo also received a $1,206 in-kind contribution from the county Republican Party for hosting a fundraiser.

DiSalvo spent $10,817 in the post-general period with $7,500 going to Spectrum Reach of St. Louis, Missouri, for television and streaming services advertisements while Hume spent $2,447 in the period with $1,212 going to Vibe of Chicago for ads.

Overall, DiSalvo raised $63,095 and spent $59,005 for the campaign compared to $19,048 raised by Hume, which includes a $12,000 loan from the candidate, and $18,688 spent.

As of Dec. 5, DiSalvo’s campaign had $3,939 to $361 for Hume.

BOARDMAN TRUSTEES

In the race for two Boardman trustee seats, Matt Gambrel, a challenger, raised $20,630 and spent the identical amount as he emerged as the top vote-getter, winning with 29.49% of the vote. Gambrel gave $500 to his campaign.

Of the $16,000 Gambrel spent in the post-general period, $15,475 went to Spencer Federal of East Liverpool for campaign materials and advertising.

Steve Yacovone, who won the second trustee seat with 27.71% of the vote, raised $29,330 and spent $26,522 for the campaign. Gambrel spent $3,051 in the post-general period.

Yacovone loaned $3,000 to his campaign. Yacovone was appointed in March to fill a vacancy on the board of trustees.

Tom Costello, a longtime trustee who finished last among four candidates with 19.95% of the vote, raised $22,110 and spent $19,470 for his campaign. Costello spent $5,370 in the post-general period with $4,999 going to iHeart Media for radio commercials.

Cody McCormick, who finished third with 22.84% of the vote, raised $3,454 and spent $3.383 for his campaign. McCormick ran a largely self-funded campaign, giving $3,139 out of his own pocket, including $292 in the post-general period.