Mo Dems outspent state GOP overall, but Repubs closed in at end
The Missouri Republican Party usually handily outspends its Democratic counterpart in major statewide elections, but that wasn’t true — to a point — on Nov. 4.
The 30-day-after-election reports filed this week by both parties paint a portrait of state Democrats flush with cash, with the state GOP lagging behind — moneywise — until a surge of Republican dollars poured in at the end.
Overall, the state Democratic Party reported raising $6.16 million and spending $6.25 million for the Nov. 4 election. But most of that money came and went early. During the final week of the election, and the few weeks ago ( 0ct. 26- Nov. 29), the Democrats collected $427,485 and spent $898,343.
The state Republican Party, meanwhile, reported raising and spending about half as much — $3.13 million raised and $2.87 million spent. But the GOP got a last-minute flurry of funds from Oct. 24 on ($946,299) to almost match the Democrats in final spending ($818,380 for the GOP).
So who were the last-minute donors?
Both parties were bolstered with help from other arms. The state GOP got $355,000 from the state House Republican Campaign Committee, $150,000 from state Senate GOP’s Majority Fund and almost $100,000 from the Graves brothers ($25,000 from former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves and $73,350 from the congressional campaign coffers of U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, who apparently was feeling pretty confident at the end that he was defeating Democratic challenger Kay Barnes).
The Democrats got $100,000 from now-Gov.-elect Jay Nixon’s campaign coffers, $72,000 from the state House Democratic Campaign Committee, and $62,700 ($50,000 in the last week) from Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s campaign committee.
Both sides also got some private help in that last week. Peabody Energy gave $100,000 to the Democrats, while Peabody Investments (both appear to be arms of the same parent Peabody) gave $25,000 ($75,000 overall) to the GOP.
Multimillionaire Rex Sinquefield gave $50,000 to the state Republicans, and AmerenUE’s PAC kicked in $10,000 ($15,000 overall).
Both parties got money from the payday-loan company QC Holdings ($16,000 to the Democrats and $10,000 to the GOP).
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