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Sheriff tops Reynolds, Zettler in campaign spending — opponent doesn’t file
In case you missed it, we had this analysis in our paper today of campaign contributions to the two campaigns for county auditor.
It includes an illustration of how badly Democrats want this seat. The state party has pumped more than $30,000 in in-kind contributions to replace Republican Roger Reynolds with Democrat Jack Zettler. Plus the local party has infused another $35,000.
Here are copies of both candidates’ campaign finance forms. See who donated. First Reynolds:
Now Zettler:
The finance forms revealed how un-epic some other local races are. County Commissioner Charles Furmon, for example, is spending a fraction of what he did against his primary challenger and still far outspending his Democratic challenger, Butch Hubble.
But the biggest disparity came in the sheriff’s office race. Sheriff Richard K. Jones has a war chest of nearly a quarter-million dollars and has spent $49,089. His challenger, Dale Richter, didn’t file a report. It’s required under state law for any candidate who raises and spends at least $1,000.
Then come back here and tell me what, if anything, you think all these dollars and cents tell you about these races.
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