This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the State Senate.
Phil King
Texas State Senate District 10
$856,144Cash on Hand
$341,754Total Contributions
$410,989Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $20,000.00 | Gideon Powell |
| $20,000.00 | Lauril and Erle A Nye Jr |
| $15,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
| $10,000.00 | Charles W Gilchrist |
| $10,000.00 | Fort Worth Firefighters Committee For Responsible Government |
| $10,000.00 | Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp. |
| $10,000.00 | Rhett Bennett |
| $10,000.00 | Richard Weekley |
| $10,000.00 | Texas Oil and Gas Association Good Government Committee |
| $6,000.00 | Nrg Energy Inc PAC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $50,500.00 | Kevin Brannon |
| $50,000.00 | Computershare - Investment |
| $37,250.00 | Ashley Westenhover |
| $30,253.89 | Gables at the Terrace |
| $26,986.75 | Defender Outdoors Clay Sports Ranch |
| $18,500.00 | Shanda Perkins |
| $14,942.21 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
| $11,067.84 | Ford Motor Credit |
| $10,000.00 | Texas Senate Republican Caucus |
| $7,650.00 | Million Voices |
Top Personal Contributions
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | Senate Republican Caucus | |
| $6,250.00 | Parker County Republican Party (CEC) | |
| $2,500.00 | Parker County Republican Women | |
| $2,500.00 | Cecil Bell Jr | Bell Jr., Cecil I. (The Honorable) |
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