Final day to file campaign reports

Today is the final day to file campaign contribution and expenditure reports with the Secretary of State. Unfortunately, modern campaigns require money to get the candidate's message to the voters, and unless the candidate is independently wealthy, he or she has to go out and raise it. My report is on file and can be found here (it shows contributions of $43,307.20 from 175 contributors since beginning my campaign on May 18). The big stories, though, are Dustin's haul ($478,000 for the quarter) and Rep. Dan Greenberg's report in his race for the state senate, which includes a personal loan to his account in the amount of $100,000. Here's a list of candidates (including office sought) and the amount raised to date:

Candidate		Office Sought		Contributions
Dustin McDaniel		Attorney General		$502,585
Pat O'Brien		Secretary of State		$121,501
Dan Greenberg		State Senate, District 22		$104,400 (includes personal loan of $100,000)
Jay Barth		State Senate, District 34		$90,895
Johnny Hoyt		State Senate, District 18		$75,200 (includes personal loan of $25,000)
Stephen Magie		State House, District 46		$61,450
John Paul Wells		State Senate, District 6		$61,248
Steve Harrelson		State Senate, District 21		$43,307
Monty Davenport		Land Commissioner		$32,241
Scott Pace		State House, District 31		$22,933
Gene Shelby		State Senate, District 19		$20,621
Dawn Creekmore		State Senate, District 22		$17,717
Sue Madison		State Senate, District 7		$17,700
Jonathan Dismang		State Senate, District 29		$17,390
John Vines		State House, District 25		$13,575
Ken Casady		Saline Co. Prosecuting Attorney		$12,140
Eddie Joe Williams		State Senate, District 28		$10,320
Linda Chesterfield		State Senate, District 34		$9,401
Barbara Nix		House District 28		$3,500
Garry Smith		House District 7		$1,401
Mark Wilcox		Secretary of State		$1,200
Robert Thompson		State Senate, District 11		$1,000
Allen Kerr		State House, District 32		$500

There are candidates whose reports have not been posted yet. I'll supplement this post with other reports at the end of the day. State law requires that any candidate for state or district office to file a report if they have raised or spent $500. You can search all reports online at the Secretary of State's site.

At the federal level, Blanche Lincoln has raised $2,993,149 in her bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate.