With the November 2010 election more than a year away, the race for state senator in the 24th District already is a big money affair.

The four candidates in the race – three Democrats and a Republican – already have raised about $500,000, quarterly campaign finance reports they filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission show.

Here’s what the reports show:

> Former state Rep. Sam Page, a Democrat from Creve Coeur, has collected $350,523.89 thus far including $100,523.89 in the reporting period of July 1 to Sept. 30.

> St. Louis County Councilwoman Barbara Fraser, D-University City, has raised $109,045.25 thus far, including $39,625.25 in the reporting period.

> State Rep. Michael Corcoran, D-St. Ann, has obtained $42,272.78 thus far, including $7,625.77 in the reporting period.

> Dean Plocher, a Republican from Des Peres, has raised $7,744.27 between Aug. 24, when he organized his campaign committee, and Sept. 30.

The district covers central and near north St. Louis County, including such cities as Maplewood, University City, Creve Coeur and St. Ann.

Page, a medical doctor who specializes in pain management, has received numerous donations in the reporting period from anesthesiologists and other doctors.

He also has obtained contributions from the political action committee of osteopaths.

Page reported spending $144,770.80 thus far, including $48,638.11 for miscellaneous items in the reporting period.

Among donors to Fraser are the Husch Blackwell Sanders law firm; developer Randall Lipton; John Noce, the chief financial officer of Metro; St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton, and developer Steven Stogel.

Fraser reported spending $22,197.22 thus far, including $12,019.06 for miscellaneous items in the reporting period.

Corcoran received a donation from the political action committee of the Associated General Contractors and Hazelwood Mayor Matthew Robinson.

Corcoran also reported that he received a $10,000 donation on Oct. 9 from the political action committee of Local 268 of the sprinkler fitters union.

He reported spending $22,778.94 thus far, including $8,502.25 in the reporting period. Much of his spending went to David Woodruff of St. Louis, a consultant.

The Norvartis drug company donated to both Page and Corcoran.

Plocher said he received two donations of $1,000. The remainder were $500 or less, mainly from individuals.

He reported spending $2,782.19. The money mainly went for fund raising, graphic design, signs and a website.

In the 14th state Senate district, state Rep. Theodore “Ted” Hoskins, D-Berkeley, was in the middle of the candidates in fundraising in the reporting period, but he has far money than his two opponents.
Hoskins reported that he has raised $17,835 for next year’s election, but he has $47, 923.18 in his campaign chest because of a carryover of money from past campaigns. Hoskins raised $13,610 in the reporting period.

University City Mayor Joe Adams, a candidate for the Senate seat, said he has raised $36,025 thus far, including $19,590.65 in the reporting period. The total of his campaign chest, however, is $14,411.36.

Former state Rep. Esther Haywood, D-Bellerive, reported raising $10,635, all in the reporting period. She has $7,629.16 in her campaign chest.

All three candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat.

The 14th district runs from the northern part of University City to Berkeley and Ferguson.

Among donors to Hoskins in the reporting period are the Ameristar casinos of St. Charles and Kansas City, Express Scripts, the Kwame Building Group and United Healthcare Services Inc. Political action committees for insurance companies, transit workers also made donations.

Hoskins reported spending $3,475.71 thus far including $1,966.86 in the reporting period for miscellaneous items.

Among donors to Adams in the reporting period were Centene Management Co.; Charles Deutsch, an owner of the Gatesworth retirement home complex; Metro’s John Noce; the Husch Blackwell Sanders and Stone Leyton and Gershman law firms; former Clayton Mayor Ben Uchitelle and his wife Susan; S.M. Wilson and Co. and the political action committee for Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Adams reported spending $18,614.29, all in the reporting period. Most of the money went to Blue Pear L.L.C. of St. Louis for campaign management.

Most contributors to Haywood were individuals making small donations. John Charles Edward Gaskin and Christina Gaskin of north St. Louis County gave a total of $2,000.

Haywood reported spending $705.84 thus far, all in the reporting period. Much of her spending was for a website.

In the 26th District, former State Rep. Jack Jackson, R-Wildwood, raised more money and has more money in his campaign chest than

State Rep. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, Mo. Former state Rep. Charles Portwood, R-Ballwin, filed a statement saying his has not raised or spent more than $500.

The three are seeking the Republican nomination for the seat which covers far western St. Louis County and Franklin County.

Jackson has $110,037 in his campaign chest and Nieves, $41,960.21.

Jackson has raised $117,411.19 thus far, $84,231.70 in the reporting period. Nieves collected $76,739.93 thus far including $36,171.23 in the reporting period.

Jackson loaned $50,000 to his campaign on Oct. 1. He raised $34,231.70 in donations in the reporting period, receiving contributions from businessman Sam Fox of the Harbor Group and former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., and the political action committee of independent electrical contractors.

Jackson said his committee has spent no money thus far in his campaign.

Nieves reported receiving contributions from Casey’s General Store, the companies of two prominent lobbyists, James Moody and John Bardget, the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, Rex Sinquefield, a school choice activist, and the political action committees of state dentists and pharmacists and the campaign committee of State Sen. Jim Lembke, R-south St. Louis County.

Nieves reported spending $37,351.25 thus far including $23,964.59 in the reporting period. Much the spending went to C.C.C. of Jefferson City, Mo., a consultant, and for a mailing.

Because of term limits, the incumbents in the 24th, 14th and 26th districts cannot run for reelection.

In the 73rd state House district in the Richmond Heights area Stacey Newman, a Democrat, and Dan O’Sullivan, a Republican, are running to fill a vacancy.

Newman reported she has raised $10,600 thus far, including $9,600 in the reporting period. O’Sullivan filed a statement saying he not raised or spent more than $500.

State Sen. Joan Bray, D-University City, made a donation to Newman.

Newman reported spending $621.58 thus far, all in the reporting period. Most of the spending was for printing and postage.