Landrum Self-Contributes Another $15,000

David Landrum self-contributed another $15,000 to his campaign which brings his total self-funding to $545,000.

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Jere Nash Blog - Third Congressional District Finances - Once candidates for federal office filed their pre-primary campaign finance reports a couple of weeks ago, they are required to disclose any major contributions within 48 hours to the FEC. Totaling up those 48-hour reports, in the Third District, Charlie Ross has raised $207,346, way ahead of his competitors. Landrum reports $66,300 in recent contributions, while Rounsaville has $54,000 to report and Harper $44,500. On the other hand, Landrum has dumped another $135,000 of his own money into the race, bringing that total to $545,000. And Harper put $20,000 of his own money into the campaign. From looking at all of the reports, it appears that by the end of the primary, Landrum will have spent right at $1 million on the campaign; Ross will have spent almost $700,000; and Harper and Rounsaville will each have spent about a quarter of a million dollars. We'll know by tomorrow night if Harper's political networks can overcome this financial disparity or if Landrum's spending can compensate for all the negative publicity he's received.