STARKVILLE — A look at the campaign finance reports from the Starkville municipal election this spring shows a significant disparity in the amount of contributions made to each candidate.
Incoming Mayor Parker Wiseman received more than $43,000 in donations, which dwarfed his competition, according to campaign finance reports filed with the city clerk’s office.
Republican Marnita Henderson, who lost to Wiseman June 2 in the general election, received just $7,178 in political contributions.
Matt Cox, who lost to Wiseman in the Democratic runoff election May 19, had received $24,250 as of May 13, which were the last figures available.
Incumbent Mayor Dan Camp, who lost to Cox and Wiseman in the Democratic primary election on May 5, received $21,473.98 as of May 1. Camp then donated $1,000 to Wiseman’s campaign prior to the general election.
Wiseman also received a $970.70 contribution from Brooks Holstein, developer of the proposed CottonMill Marketplace project. Holstein had made a $500 donation to Camp prior to the primary election.
The disparity in financial contributions was smaller among incoming Board of Aldermen members.
Incoming Ward 1 Alderman Ben Carver received $2,100 in contributions as of May 26, which were the last available figures.
Sandra Sistrunk, who will replace Rodney Lincoln as Ward 2 alderman, received $1,730.14 in contributions.
Incoming Ward 3 Alderman Eric Parker brought in $3,225 in contributions, while incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Richard Corey received $950.
In Ward 5, Jeremiah Dumas received $3,079.99, as of May 26, while in Ward 7 incoming Alderman Henry Vaughn Sr. reported $860 in contributions.
Unopposed Vice Mayor and Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins reported no donations as of April 9.
A listing of itemized contributions over $200 reported by candidates for mayor, and the winning alderman candidates:
Mayor Parker Wiseman
Campaign contributions
Parker and Lindsey Wiseman, Starkville: $1,100
Jeremy Slocum, Homewood, Ala.: $1,000
Roy and Amy Smith, Jackson: $1,000
Ben Needham, Washington D.C.: $500
Sid Salter, Forrest: $500
Alex Karr, Alexandria, Va.: $485.20
James and Claire Haltom, Memphis, Tenn.: $425
Gabe Roberts, Nashville, Tenn.: $400
David O’Neal, Atlanta, Ga.: $300
Vollor Law Firm, Starkville: $300
Sara Peters, Tupelo: $672.22
Ruth Thompson, Chapel Hill, N.C.: $300
Sean Cupit, Jackson: $250
Conrad Lucas, Huntington, W.V.: $250
WM Yeager, Jackson: $250
McLaurin Law Firm, Brandon: $250
Ben Lang, Oxford: $248.25
Kelly McWhirter, New Orleans, La.: $200
Russell Jolly, Houston: $200
Ben Mount, Durham, N.C.: $200
John and Shirley Harper, Starkville: $200
Stephen Edds, Flowood: $200
Baker Donaldson MS PAC, Jackson: $200
Everett Kennard, Starkville: $200
Tommie Cardin, Clinton: $200
May Needham, Laurel: $2,500
Marc Harrold, Fairfax, Va.: $290.70
Brandon and Natalie Jolly, Madison: $200
Bryan Champlin, Starkville: $350
Blake Macon, Arlington, Va.: $1,500
Ben Needham, Washington D.C.: $2,500
Linda Southward, Starkville: $400
Cindy Stevens, Alexandria, Va.: $485.20
Andrew Ouart, Oxford: $250
Welch Entertainment LLC, Starkville: $500
Brad Morris, U.S. Congress Chief of Staff: $564.92
J.C. Patton Jr., Starkville: $300
Bill Smith, Jackson: $500
Crawley Law Office, Louisville: $500
Lorenzo Crowell, Starkville: $500
Kitty Henry, Starkville: $1,637
Linda Southward $100 (as of 5/17, that’s 400 aggregate)
