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The Cost of the Moscow City Council Election 2023

End of year reports for Blankenship, Kelly, Holmes and Campbell are available at the Idaho campaign finance site. Nathan Tupper submitted no reports (may have fallen below the $500 trigger). Drew Davis submitted no reports after September – according to the state he has been contacted about this non-compliance issue.

Below are partial results from five of six candidates. Drew Davis submitted initial (Sept) report.  Nathan Tupper filed no reports. Total reported collections thru October about $20,088. Reported expenditures about $16,245

Bryce Blankenship   reported collections and expenditures from July thru October 2023

                Candidate received $9966 from 106 donors

                includes $25 from candidate

                includes donations of $70 or more from 46 donors

                includes one each $1000, $800, $400, $150 donor and two $500 donors, two $250 donors and three $200 donors

                total of 21 $100 donations and one $125 donation

                Candidate reported expenditures of $6858     Unspent balance at end of October of $3107

                Notable expenditures of $2750 to individuals, $1869 for signs and $688 for various printed media

Joe Campbell   reported collections and expenditures from July thru October 2023

                Candidate loaned himself $2283

Candidate received $2775 from 32 donors

Includes donations of $70 or more from 11 donors

Includes one each $1000, $200, $150 donations and seven $100 donations

Candidate reported expenditures of $5133       Zero balance at end of October

Notable expenditures of $1045 to individuals, $548 for signs, $1405 for printed media and $203 for postage

Drew Davis    reported collections and expenditures from September 2023

                                Further reports have not been submitted

                Candidate loaned himself $500    

Candidate received an in-kind contribution for print media valued at $150

                Candidate received $1508 from seven donors

                Includes donations of $70 or more from 5 donors

                Includes two $500 donations, one $200 donation, one $133 donation and one $100 donation

                Candidate reported expenditures of $1162 for signs and unspent balance of $1346 at end of September

Sandra Kelly    reported collections and expenditures from September thru October 2023

                Candidate began January 2, 2023 with $2423 residual from previous campaign activity

                Candidate received $4614 from 37 donors

                Includes donations of $70 or more from 19 donors

                Includes one each donation of $1000 and $250, two each donations of $500 and $200.

                Includes twelve $100 donations.

                Candidate reported expenditures of $2086 and unspent balance at end of October of $3666 (??)

                Notable  expenditures of $529 for printed media, $234 for signs and $1155 for newspaper ads

Evan Holmes       reported collections and expenditures from September thru October 2023

                Candidate donated $435 to his own campaign.

                Candidate contributed signs valued at $129 to his own campaign.

                Candidate received $575 from 8 donors.

                Includes donations of $70 or more from four donors – each for $100.

                Candidate reported expenditures of $1006 and unspent balance of $3.48.

                Notable expenditures of $236 for signs, $325 for printed media and $289 for newspaper ads

Nathan Tupper    has not reported any campaign collections or expenditures