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Campaign spending no guarantee of election win
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In some cases, the biggest war chest may not be a decisive factor in local elections.
Independent Jim Stone, for example, spent more than twice as much as his Republican rival Lee Sherbeyn on the Cedar Run District supervisor race but lost to him by more than 14 percent on Nov. 8.
Likewise, two-term school board member Sally Murray put more than double the amount of money into the campaign as her opponent Brian Gorg, yet fell to the first-time candidate by more than 9 percent.
In the two other local elections, the winners spent more than their opponents.
For his losing effort, Stone spent $26,485, more than any other local candidate, and Sherbeyn $11,500, according to campaign finance reports.
Stone received 43.3 percent of the vote, or 1,179 ballots. His campaign cost $22.46 per vote.
Sherbeyn got 47.8 percent, or 1,300 votes, costing his campaign $8.88 per vote.
Independent Cedar Run District supervisor candidate Charlie Dixon got 8.8 percent of the vote, or 238 votes. According to campaign finance reports, he spent $1,025 on the race, or $4.30 per vote.
In the Nov. 8 Center District school board contest, Murray spent $3,158 to Gorg’s $1,387, campaign finance reports show.
Murray received 45.1 percent of the vote, or 773 ballots. She spent $4.08 per vote. Gorg got 54.5 percent, or 938 votes. He ran the most cost-effective local campaign, spending $1.47 per vote. In the Nov. 8 Marshall District supervisor race, independent incumbent Peter Schwartz spent $24,745 and independent Michele Noel $19,246, campaign finance reports state.
Schwartz got 58 percent of the vote, or 1,695 ballots. His campaign cost $14.60 per vote. Noel received 41.8 percent, or 1,221 votes. Each vote cost her $15.76.
In the Aug. 23 Republican primary, Chris Granger beat incumbent Center District Supervisor Terry Nyhous.
Spending $21,317, Granger received 56.9 percent of the vote, or 591 ballots. Nyhous spent $16,225 and got 43.1 percent, or 447 votes. Granger’s campaign spent $36.30 per vote and Nyhous’s $36.01 per vote.
Granger faced no opposition on the November general election ballot.
The nine local candidates in competitive elections this year collectively spent $125,138.
Independent Jim Stone, for example, spent more than twice as much as his Republican rival Lee Sherbeyn on the Cedar Run District supervisor race but lost to him by more than 14 percent on Nov. 8.
Likewise, two-term school board member Sally Murray put more than double the amount of money into the campaign as her opponent Brian Gorg, yet fell to the first-time candidate by more than 9 percent.
In the two other local elections, the winners spent more than their opponents.
For his losing effort, Stone spent $26,485, more than any other local candidate, and Sherbeyn $11,500, according to campaign finance reports.
Stone received 43.3 percent of the vote, or 1,179 ballots. His campaign cost $22.46 per vote.
Sherbeyn got 47.8 percent, or 1,300 votes, costing his campaign $8.88 per vote.
Independent Cedar Run District supervisor candidate Charlie Dixon got 8.8 percent of the vote, or 238 votes. According to campaign finance reports, he spent $1,025 on the race, or $4.30 per vote.
In the Nov. 8 Center District school board contest, Murray spent $3,158 to Gorg’s $1,387, campaign finance reports show.
Murray received 45.1 percent of the vote, or 773 ballots. She spent $4.08 per vote. Gorg got 54.5 percent, or 938 votes. He ran the most cost-effective local campaign, spending $1.47 per vote. In the Nov. 8 Marshall District supervisor race, independent incumbent Peter Schwartz spent $24,745 and independent Michele Noel $19,246, campaign finance reports state.
Schwartz got 58 percent of the vote, or 1,695 ballots. His campaign cost $14.60 per vote. Noel received 41.8 percent, or 1,221 votes. Each vote cost her $15.76.
In the Aug. 23 Republican primary, Chris Granger beat incumbent Center District Supervisor Terry Nyhous.
Spending $21,317, Granger received 56.9 percent of the vote, or 591 ballots. Nyhous spent $16,225 and got 43.1 percent, or 447 votes. Granger’s campaign spent $36.30 per vote and Nyhous’s $36.01 per vote.
Granger faced no opposition on the November general election ballot.
The nine local candidates in competitive elections this year collectively spent $125,138.
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