Position 8 candidate Robert Rosencrantz
In the waning days of the primary election campaign, city council candidates spent money frantically in an effort to stand out of the (often very large) pack with voters. In some cases, candidates emptied out their bank accounts in a last-ditch attempt to win, leaving those who made it through with badly diminished campaign coffers.
In some races, the candidates’ spending balances out, leaving both candidates at around the same level as they go into the general. (See: Position 8 contenders Mike O’Brien and Robert Rosencrantz.) In others, one candidate earned more, spent less, or otherwise managed to salvage more than their opponent, giving them a financial advantage going into November (see: Position 4 candidate Sally Bagshaw, with tens of thousands in the bank, and her opponent David Bloom, in the red).
Below the jump, a look at the winners—and their bank accounts.
In the Black
Position 4 candidate Sally Bagshaw
$155,671 raised
$37,957 on hand
Position 6 incumbent Nick Licata
$106,861 raised
$46,055 on hand
On the Brink
Position 6 challenger Jessie Israel
$78,618 raised
$4,945 on hand
In the Red
Position 4 candidate David Bloom
$68,707 raised
- (negative) $3,139 on hand
Position 8 candidate Mike O’Brien
$76,749 raised
- (negative) $631 on hand
Position 8 candidate Robert Rosencrantz
$131,160 raised
- (negative)$1,104 on hand
