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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) โ€” Mississippi candidates had a July 10 deadline to file campaign finance reports. Hereโ€™s a glance at how much money the statewide candidates reported raising and spending through the end of June. Figures here show money raised and spent Jan. 1-June 30. Cash on hand totals could include money raised before 2015.


GOVERNOR

โ€” Democrat Robert Gray: No new report filed by Wednesday. In a report filed last month: Raised $0. Spent $0. Cash on hand $0.

โ€” Democrat Dr. Valerie Adream Smartt Short: Raised $39,753. Spent $32,693. Cash on hand $7,112.

โ€” Democrat Vicki Slater: Raised $172,525. Spent $128,314. Cash on hand $35,668.

โ€” Republican incumbent Phil Bryant: Raised $807,287. Spent $493,014. Cash on hand $2.8 million.

โ€” Republican Mitch Young: Raised $0. Spent $705. Cash on hand $40.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Shawn Oโ€™Hara: Raised $300. Spent $300. Cash on hand $0.


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

โ€” Democrat Jelani Barr: Raised $1,680. Spent $1,680. Cash on hand $0.

โ€” Democrat Tim Johnson: Raised $119,425. Spent $54,000. Cash on hand $65,425.

โ€” Republican Alisha Nelson McElhenney: Raised $8,740. Spent $4,155. Cash on hand $4,253.

โ€” Republican incumbent Tate Reeves: Raised $997,722. Spent $321,028. Cash on hand $3 million.

โ€” Libertarian Ron Williams: Latest report not available by Thursday. In a report filed last month: Raised $0. Spent $0. Cash on hand $0.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Rosa B. Williams: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand $0.


ATTORNEY GENERAL

โ€” Democratic incumbent Jim Hood: Raised $504,128. Spent $121,174. Cash on hand $373,648.

โ€” Republican Mike Hurst: Raised $253,497. Spent $38,185. Cash on hand $215,312.


SECRETARY OF STATE

โ€” Democrat Charles Graham: Raised $1,945. Spent $1,945. Cash on hand $100.

โ€” Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann: Raised $191,010. Spent $66,686. Cash on hand $1.1 million.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Randy Walker: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand $0.


TREASURER

โ€” Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch: Raised $166,764. Spent $146,583. Cash on hand $116,760.

โ€” Republican David McRae: Raised $677,279. Spent $298,858. Cash on hand $378,421.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Viola V. McFarland: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand $0.


AUDITOR

โ€” Democrat Joce Pritchett: Raised $79,277. Spent $68,317. Cash on hand $10,960.

โ€” Republican Mary Hawkins Butler: Raised $143,858. Spent $113,030. Cash on hand $30,828.

โ€” Republican incumbent Stacey Pickering: Raised $232,826. Spent $102,261. Cash on hand $157,787.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s LaJena Walley: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand: $0.


INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

โ€” Republican incumbent Mike Chaney: Raised $217,640. Spent $142,250. Cash on hand $343,312.

โ€” Republican John Mosley: Raised $74,400. Spent $64,332. Cash on hand $10,068.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Johnny McLeod: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand $0.


AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER

โ€” Democrat Addie Lee Green: Raised $1,002. Spent $230. Cash on hand $872.

โ€” Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith: Raised $25,150. Spent $19,728. Cash on hand $191,220.

โ€” Reform Partyโ€™s Cathy L. Toole: Raised $200. Spent $200. Cash on hand $0.

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