Emerick's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with 32.5% of this total ($306) going to The Leader-Union in Vandalia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emerick's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$941
65.1%
Raffle prizes
$504
34.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bear Arms
2016-03-10
$504
Raffle prizes
The Leader-Union
2016-02-17
$306
Newspaper advertising
Centralia Morning Sentinel
2016-02-19
$293
Newspaper advertising
Beecher City News Journal
2016-02-19
$184
Newspaper advertising
Ramsey News-Journal
2016-02-19
$158
Newspaper advertising
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