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 fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Social media advertising
$7,500
28.7%
Radio advertising
$7,044
27%
Postage
$4,973
19%
Printing
$3,854
14.8%
Yard signs
$768
2.9%
Principal payment, stoddard
$500
1.9%
Hall rental, food
$452
1.7%
Fund raising (food)
$330
1.3%
Graphic design
$300
1.2%
Phone bank expenses
$210
0.8%
Hall rental
$200
0.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
US Postal Service
2018-10-01
$4,973
Postage
Nelson Multi Media
2018-10-24
$4,046
Radio advertising
Viamedia
2018-10-24
$3,750
Social media advertising
Viamedia
2018-10-25
$3,750
Social media advertising
Minuteman Press
2018-10-11
$2,446
Printing
Mid-west Family Broadcasting
2018-10-18
$1,458
Radio advertising
Minuteman Press
2018-10-11
$1,407
Printing
Nelson Multi Media
2018-11-05
$1,086
Radio advertising
Paul Stoddard
2018-11-07
$500
Principal payment, stoddard
O'Leary's Ale House
2018-11-06
$452
Hall rental, food
Minuteman Press
2018-10-17
$384
Yard signs
Minuteman Press
2018-10-30
$384
Yard signs
Inboden's Gourmet Meats and Specialty Foods
2018-10-02
$330
Fund raising (food)
Julia Fauci
2018-10-11
$300
Graphic design
Nelson Multi Media
2018-11-06
$298
Radio advertising
Andrew Grych
2018-11-06
$210
Phone bank expenses
O'Leary's Ale House
2018-10-26
$200
Hall rental
Mid-west Family Broadcasting
2018-11-06
$156
Radio advertising
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