Myers's committee spent the most on billboard expenses in the quarter, with 50.6% of this total ($4,970) going to Lamar in Terre Haute. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Myers's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Billboard expenses
$9,820
32.8%
Radio advertising
$7,945
26.6%
Newspaper advertising
$5,306
17.8%
Yard signs
$2,743
9.2%
Payment on loans
$2,072
6.9%
Photography
$1,615
5.4%
Advertising - program book and 2 dinners
$200
0.7%
Ad in program book/place mats and 2 dinner
$200
0.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lamar
2018-01-08
$4,970
Billboard expenses
Cromwell Group Inc. of IL
2018-02-13
$4,340
Radio advertising
Dusty's Outdoor Media
2018-01-09
$3,900
Billboard expenses
Bernard Myers
2018-01-10
$2,072
Payment on loans
Capitol Promotions
2018-01-12
$1,756
Yard signs
Hodas & Associates
2018-03-29
$1,615
Photography
Effingham Daily News
2018-02-05
$1,240
Newspaper advertising
Shoppers Weekly
2018-02-23
$1,210
Newspaper advertising
WJBD Radio
2018-02-20
$1,204
Radio advertising
Capitol Promotions
2018-01-29
$987
Yard signs
Ray Gilbert & Sons
2018-01-16
$950
Billboard expenses
WKRV Radio
2018-02-05
$690
Radio advertising
WKRV Radio
2018-03-01
$627
Radio advertising
Centralia Centinel
2018-01-26
$600
Newspaper advertising
Salem Times
2018-01-26
$495
Newspaper advertising
Carlyle Union Banner
2018-01-26
$346
Newspaper advertising
WGEL Radio
2018-02-05
$322
Radio advertising
Greenville Advocate
2018-03-05
$312
Newspaper advertising
WGEL Radio
2018-02-26
$280
Radio advertising
Greenville Advocate
2018-01-30
$262
Newspaper advertising
WGEL Radio
2018-02-27
$252
Radio advertising
Ramsey News Journal
2018-02-12
$245
Newspaper advertising
WTRH Radio
2018-02-12
$230
Radio advertising
Owl Creek Gazette
2018-02-28
$220
Newspaper advertising
Owl Creek Gazette
2018-01-21
$220
Newspaper advertising
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