Don Benton

Where the money came from

• Individuals $240,067
• Businesses $173,278
• Political action committees $115,950
• Political parties $106,098
• Legislative caucuses $84,679
• Small contributions (not itemized) $6,388
• Miscellaneous receipts $2,541
• Other organizations $1,325
• The candidate's own money $275
• Unions $140
• Other sources -$3,113

A negative amount is a refund or a correction to an earlier report.

Miscellaneous receipts aren't gifts. They're often the candidate's own money moving from an earlier campaign or surplus account, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it, plus interest and refunds.

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Where the money went

• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $134,758
• Broadcast/cable TV advertising $109,304
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $98,647
• Not categorized by the filer $77,345
• Management and consulting services $73,815
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $73,404
• Other advertising $37,542
• Printing campaign signs $20,031
• Wages, salaries, benefits, payroll taxes $13,744
• Digital advertising $13,509
• Transfer to surplus funds account $7,485
• Travel, accommodations, meals $7,070
• Everything else (10 more) $21,889

In-kind gifts are goods or services someone gave the campaign. Campaigns report them as money in and money out, so no cash was paid.

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Top organizations

• SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $84,679
• WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY $73,198
• 17LDRC $28,400
• CLARK CO REPUB CENT COMM $3,500
• PLAID PANTRY INC $2,800
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $2,750
• WA CHIROPRACTIC TRUST $2,750
• WA RESTAURANT ASSN $2,750
• RHA PAC $2,650
• SABEY CORPORATION $2,600
• WA MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING ASSN $2,600
• DELTA DENTAL $2,550
• TAPANI, INC. $2,250
• STORDAHL PROPERTIES $2,000
• ROTSCHY, INC. $2,000

Individual donors, and names we can't tell from an individual's, are listed under Contributions.

Where donors are

Top cities

• Vancouver, WA $158,473
• Olympia, WA $119,417
• Bellevue, WA $89,733
• Seattle, WA $57,875
• Camas, WA $9,729
• Tacoma, WA $9,454
• Battle Ground, WA $7,559
• Arlington, WA $7,400
• Portland, OR $7,246
• Tukwila, WA $7,200

Outside Washington

• CA $14,345
• OR $13,837
• TX $10,948
• DC $7,900
• IL $7,000
• KS $6,800
• MO $5,900
• VA $5,393

$5,653 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• THE MONEY TREE, INC $8,800
• VINE ST PROPERTIES $5,600

Employers are reported only for larger gifts from individuals, and the employer didn't give this money itself.

Who the campaigns paid

• NEW MEDIA NORTHWEST $150,752
• NATIONAL ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS $98,766
• MPG MARKETING AND MAILING SERVICES $26,351
• PIP PRINTING $23,196
• SEND IT DIRECT $20,830
• COMCAST $20,826
• GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS $16,843
• ABBOTT KARMEN $13,695
• BITTNER LOHR $12,800
• THE REFLECTOR $11,473
• TUSK MARKETING $10,211
• WEST GENEVA $9,152

Payments only. In-kind gifts aren't payments, so their givers aren't in this list.