BRIAN PERRY: Big money raised for judicial races
The 55 candidates running in 24 contested chancery or circuit court races in Mississippi have raised a combined $1.44 million for their campaigns. The average chancery court candidate raised just shy of $24,000 and the average circuit court candidate raised almost $28,000; but that includes outliers like four candidates who reported raising no money, and on the other end of the spectrum, circuit court candidate Robert Fant Walker who raised $214,141 – about two and a half times more than the most raised by any other candidate. In the 18 races featuring incumbents, the incumbent has outraised one or more challengers in every case except three.
The numbers are from the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State due October 10 which cover fundraising and expenditures from July 1 through September 30 and includes totals year-to-date. The next reports are due October 28 and cover October 1 through October 25. The election for these nonpartisan races is November 4.
(Since this column last looked at these races, four candidates dropped out decreasing the total number of contested races and changing an incumbent challenged race into an open seat.)
Madison County Journal
10/15/14
Magnolia Tribune
