Fundraising continues to be sluggish in state and district-level races, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.
Reports were due Friday. Candidates are required to itemize any donation or expenditure greater than $200.
Primary elections are Aug. 8, and the general election is Nov. 7.
In the District 15 Senate race, challenger Alan Sibley has raised $1,867, of which $1,500 was itemized. Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights PAC donated $1,000, and James Franks of Mantee gave $500.
Sibley reported $7,333 in expenditures.
Bart Williams reported $14,600 in donations, of which $13,300 were itemized. Clay Firm Advocacy Group gave $1,500; Mississippi Auto Dealers Association gave $2,500; Adams and Reese LLP gave $500; Corporate Relations Management gave $1,000; Pennington and Trim gave $300; JM Hughes Group gave $250; Ten One gave $500; Nucor gave $500; Derrick H Surrette gave $250; Simmons Consulting (Lindsey) gave $250; Briggs Hopson gave $500; Josh Harkins gave $500; Mississippi Truckers gave $500; MMA gave $2,000; Jones Walker LLP (Dennis Miller) gave $500; Ron Aldridge gave $500; Home Builders Association (Pat Nelson) gave $1,000; and Barbour Company LLC gave $250.
Williams reported $6,174 in expenditures.
Both are running as Republicans.
District 15 includes most of Starkville and stretches west to Winona.
For the second reporting period in a row, the district attorney’s race showed no fundraising.
Democrat Marc Amos, incumbent Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Chuck Easely all showed no fundraising or expenditures during the reporting period.
A report for Jase Dalrymple’s campaign was filed under the name Friends of Jase, LLC. It reported $2,398 in contributions, with $2,000 itemized. Donors included $1,000 each from Paul Reeves and Otis Taylor, and no disbursements.
Unopposed candidates include District 38 Rep. Cheikh Taylor (D-Starkville), District 39 Rep. Dana McLean (R-Columbus), District 41 Rep. Kabir Karriem (D-Columbus), District 16 Sen. Angela Turner Ford (D-West Point) and District 17 Sen. Chuck Younger (R-Lowndes County).
District 43 Rep. Rob Roberson (R-Starkville) is running unopposed after his opponent, Kenneth Aasand, dropped out of the race.
This story has been edited from its original version to correctly reflect Jase Dalrymple’s campaign report.
Brian Jones is the local government reporter for Columbus and Lowndes County.
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