Stoddard's committee spent the most on social media advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to Viamedia in Lexington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stoddard's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Social media advertising
$7,500
63.2%
Yard signs
$2,280
19.2%
Fund raising (food)
$518
4.4%
Reimbursement for democrats day breakfast sponsorship
$500
4.2%
T-shirts
$442
3.7%
Advertising - online news site
$400
3.4%
Promotional items
$194
1.6%
Reimbursement for supplies
$36
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Viamedia
2018-09-13
$3,750
Social media advertising
Viamedia
2018-09-14
$3,750
Social media advertising
Vance Printing
2018-08-07
$2,280
Yard signs
Sorrento's Restaurant
2018-07-30
$518
Fund raising (food)
Randi Olson
2018-07-10
$500
Reimbursement for democrats day breakfast sponsorship
Minute Man Press
2018-08-14
$442
T-shirts
DeKalb County Online
2018-07-26
$400
Advertising - online news site
Vance Printing
2018-08-10
$194
Promotional items
Randi Olson
2018-07-10
$36
Reimbursement for supplies