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YOUNGSTOWN - In the Mahoning County commissioner's race, Democrat Lauren McNally spent nearly four times as much money as Republican Christine Oliver during the pregeneral election period.
Between June 6 and Oct. 14, McNally spent $61,056.41 compared to $16,234.51 for Oliver.
The two candidates are running for the seat currently held by Democrat Carol Rimedio-Righetti, who decided not to seek reelection.
McNally's largest expenses during the pregeneral election period were $19,988 to Lamar Advertising for billboards, $6,000 to WKBN TV for digital ads and $5,261.46 to Event Management of Youngstown for campaign management.
McNally came into the filing period with a huge financial advantage over Oliver, who used all but $492.72 of the money she raised to win the May 5 Republican primary over two opponents. Meanwhile, McNally, who ran unopposed, started the pregeneral filing period with a $40,260.93 campaign surplus.
During the pregeneral period, between June 6 and Oct. 14, McNally raised $43,765.12 with $14,499.69 coming from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers political action committee in Washington, D.C. McNally received a considerable amount of money from union PACs, including $5,000 from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18 in Cleveland and $2,500 from the Operating Engineers Local 66 District 2 in Pittsburgh during this filing period.
During the pregeneral period, Oliver raised $38,949.89 with $5,000 from Charles T. George of Canfield, $3,000 from the Mahoning Valley Republican Women's Club of Canfield and $2,500 from Richard C. Fryda of Columbiana.
But Oliver spent considerably less during the period than McNally.
Overall, she spent $16,234.51 in the period with her largest expenditure being $5,775 to Liberty Mailing LLC of East Liverpool for campaign mail and literature.
As of Oct. 14, Oliver had slightly more money left in her account than McNally - $23,208.10 to $22,969.64.
JUDICIAL RACES
There are two open common pleas court general division judicial seats and an open domestic relations judge position on the Nov. 3 ballot. The general division seats are currently held by John M. Durkin, who decided not to seek another term, and R. Scott Krichbaum, who couldn't run because of the state's age-limit law for judges. Beth A. Smith, the domestic relations judge, is also barred from seeking another term because of the age-limit law.
Democrats ran unopposed for the three spots while there were two-person Republican primaries for those positions.
In the Durkin seat, Republican Ralph Rivera raised $18,774.60 while Democrat J. Michael Thompson raised $41,620 in the pregeneral period.
Most of the money Thompson received in the period was $25,000 in loans - $20,000 from him and $5,000 from his mother, Carolyn Thompson. Late last year, the candidate loaned $10,000 to his campaign while his mother loaned $5,000.
Of the money Rivera raised in the filing period, $1,987.56 came from him for various campaign expenses.
Late last year, Rivera's campaign received $45,000 in loans - $15,000 from himself, $10,000 from his wife, Candace, and $20,000 from Marilyn Blackstone of Campbell.
During the period, Rivera spent $5,175.14 while Thompson spent $70,295.83.
Thompson's largest expenses were $35,837.78 to RT Advisors LLC of Columbus for consulting fees, printing, ad placement and yard signs, and $23,325 to the Ohio Democratic Party for mail costs.
As of Oct. 14, Rivera had $49,893.19 in his fund compared to $3,004.49 for Thompson.
Also, two independent candidates - Jeff Limbian and Robert Andrews - are running for this seat.
Andrews reported raising $16,430 in the pregeneral period and spending $38,325.46. His largest expenses were $13,206.97 to Vantell Media of Youngstown for campaign mail and signs and $9,469 to Lamar Advertising for billboards.
Andrews loaned $50,000 to his campaign on March 23.
He reported a $24,367.68 surplus as of Oct. 14.
Limbian raised $6,785 and spent $3,135.24, leaving him with $3,649.76 in his campaign fund as of Oct. 14.
In the other general division judicial race, Republican Ross T. Smith raised $18,922.37 to $24,715 for Democrat Mark D'Apolito.
Of the money D'Apolito raised in this period, $10,000 of it was a loan from his father, Frank D'Apolito.
During the reporting period, Smith spent $20,235.84 to $56,117.26 for D'Apolito.
Smith's largest expense was $4,655.37 to YSL Inc. of Youngstown for mailing and postage for absentee ballots. Smith gave $2,820 to his campaign for various expenses.
D'Apolito's largest expenses in the period were $16,457.55 to City Printing of Youngstown for campaign postcards, $5,954.25 to WKBN TV for commercials, $5,950 to WFMJ TV for commercials and $5,100 to Spectrum Media for commercials.
As of Oct. 14, D'Apolito had $6,746.02 in his campaign fund while Smith had a $525.89 deficit.
In the domestic relations race, Republican Mark A. DeVicchio raised $45,640.65 to $14,122.14 for Democrat Terry Grenga in the pregeneral period.
Both candidates loaned money to their campaigns.
In this reporting period, DeVicchio gave $2,100 in loans. He had previously loaned $11,000 to his campaign, but reported paying part of it back on Sept. 11. That left him with $8,100 in outstanding loans to his campaign as of Oct. 14.
Of the amount raised by Grenga in the period, $3,218.91 are loans from the candidate. Overall, Grenga has loaned $8,559.87 to her campaign.
In the pregeneral reporting period, DeVicchio spent $41,463.75 with his largest expense being $14,754.97 to City Printing for campaign material and postage.
Grenga spent $9,954.05 during the period with her largest expense of $3,467.08 going to VoteGTR of Burke, Virginia, for "website/consulting."
As of Oct. 14, DeVicchio had $1,716,90 in his campaign fund compared to $4,504.90 for Grenga.