Ethics Commission reports show Elwood nets more than double Rice’s campaign finance total

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Donations continue to come in for both of Columbia’s candidates in the Second Ward special election.

Election Day is Aug. 5 and both candidates have filed their eight-day-before-the-election report. Elwood’s has totaled $19,245.54 in donations this election and currently has $7,306.21 on hand; while Rice raised $7,519.30 this election and currently has $2,747.12 on hand.

This most-recent round of donations for Elwood includes a $3,976.75 sum from 955 PAC, who has given Elwood’s campaign a total of $5,476.75 so far. Rice’s campaign has garnered mostly small-dollar amounts during this most-recent round of reporting.

The July 15 quarterly report showed Elwood received $2,500 from the Missouri and Kansas Laborers PAC and $1,000 from Columbia Professional Fire; while Citizen for a Safe Columbia gave $2,500 to Rice’s campaign.

Donations for both candidates can be viewed in the documents below.