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Three Of Four District 5 School Board Candidates Raise Almost Even Money
July 29, 2008
If the amount of money raised by a candidate directly translated into votes or a measure of popularity, the race for the District 5 seat on the Escambia County School board will be an interesting one.
Three of the four candidates for the seat are within $500 of each other in the amount of money raised by their campaign through July 18.
Tom Harrell had received $5,925.00 in monetary contributions to lead the pack…but financially, it’s a very small lead. Incumbent Peter R. Gindl, Sr. had raised $5,704.56, and Bill Slayton had received $5,455 in monetary contributions by the last reporting deadline on July 18. The fourth candidate in the race, Robert Tegenkamp had received a $1,500 from himself.
All four candidates had spent most of the their campaign accounts by July 18.
Tom Harrell had spent $4,873.10 for a balance of $1,051.09 in cash remaining. Most of the funds Harrell spent in the last reporting period were for printing, mailing and screen printing.
Peter Gindl had spent $4,271.78 for a $1,432.78 in cash remaining. He spent over $3,000 on campaign signs, and also purchased t-shirts as his larger campaign expenses.
Bill Slayton had $1,246.79 cash remaining after spending $4,208.21. In the last reporting period, most of the money Slayton spent was for stamps and signs.
Tegenkamp had just $62.48 in his campaign account on July 18. He one campaign contribution of $1,500 was from himself. He spent $1,437.52 in fees to the county to qualify for the election. Unlike the other three candidates, Tegenkamp paid the qualifying fee rather than getting at least 369 registered voter signatures from District 5 to qualify at no charge.
School board elections in Escambia County are nonpartisan. The primary election is August 26.
Pictured above: District 5 Escambia County School Board candidates (L-R) Bill Slayton, Tom Harrell and Peter Gindl. NorthEscambia.com graphic.
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