The latest campaign finance disclosures were filed on July 31, 2006, revealing how much each campaign spent through the June primary.
In the mayor's race, OB Badger spent $75,307.62 from the beginning of the year while raising $37,937.50. Badger received 5275 votes (36.2%), so Badger spent $14.28 for each vote. Badger reported an additional $1,850 in contributions after the primary with $1,000 from Lloyd Wise CEO Anthony Batarse Jr. and $500 from Trumark Companies LLC. Notable expenses included $2,700 to K. Mitchell for campaign consulting, $9,489.49 to Flying Colors USA for campaign literature, $1359.78 to Political Calling.Com for phone banks, $4,714.72 to Handle With Care for campaign literature, and $600 to Suzanne Pershing for campaign literature.
Tony Santos spent $46,656 since the beginning of the year while raising $36,508, including a total of $12,000 that he loaned to himself. Santos received 6952 votes (47.71%), so Santos spent $5.25 for each vote. Santos reported an additional $500 in contributions from Electrical Workers Local 595 after the primary. Notable expenses included $10,6363 to Careful Design for campaign literature, $5,276 to Handled With Care for postage and mailhouse services, $1,483 to the San Leandro Times for print ads, and $920 to Your Ballet Card for a slate card.
Michael Gregory spent $6,407.49 securing the District 1 City Council seat while raising $6,770.94. Gregory received 7366 votes (63.6%) so his campaign spent about $0.87 per vote. Notable expenses included $3,295.12 to Handle With Care for campaign literature and $1,127.82 to Shawn Wilson for campaign literature. Gregory's opponent, Frank Lynn, pledged to spend no more than $100 and received 4174 votes (36.04%) for $0.024 per vote.
In the race for District 3, Diana Souza spent $7,295.51 since the beginning of the year while raising $7,596.30. Souza received 5399 votes (41.39%) so her campaign spent about $1.35 per vote. Notable expenses included $1,000 to Ken Pon for professional services.
Julian Polvorosa, Souza's opponent, spent $11,919 since the beginning of the year while raising $16,614. Polvorosa received 5196 votes (39.83%) for a total of about $2.30 per vote. Polvorosa reported an additional $400 in contributions after the primary with $200 from Reed Gehrke and $100 each from Robert Byers and Emily Hernandez. There were no expenses.
Although Bill Stephens ran unopposed for the District 5 City Council seat, he has still spent $5,061.61 since the beginning of the year while raising $5,146. Stephens received 11059 votes (99.09%) for a total of $0.46 per vote.
Tony Santos and OB Badger will face off in the mayor's race in the November election while Diana Souza and Julian Polvorosa will face off for the District 3 City Council seat. The election will be held on November 7, 2006, and the deadline for registering to vote is October 23, 2006.
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