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Who’s raised the most money in Riverhead for Election 2015 so far?

BARBARAELLEN KOCH FILE PHOTO Councilwoman Jodi Giglio

The Riverhead Republican Committee and its town supervisor candidate, Jodi Giglio, are leading the way in campaign contributions, according to financial disclosure reports filed Oct. 2.

The Republican committee has raised a total of $103,030 in campaign funds since January, tops of any of the fundraising committees involved in this fall’s Riverhead Town elections.

Councilwoman Jodi Giglio, who has the Republican nomination for supervisor, is next with a total of $91,257 raised since January. That figure includes $33,685 raised from her “Jodi Giglio for Town Council” committee in the January and July filings. After that, she raised $57,130 from a “Friends of Jodi Giglio” committee set up for her supervisor run.

The third biggest fundraiser since January is incumbent Republican Supervisor Sean Walter, who is running on the Conservative line after losing a Republican primary to Ms. Giglio. He has raised $68,784 since January. Democratic candidate Anthony Coates comes in a distant third among the supervisor candidates, having raised $7,074.

The fourth overall biggest campaign fundraiser since January is Jeanmarie Costello, the Democratic candidate for town justice. She’s raised $35,548.

Check below for a full listing based on the Suffolk County Board of Elections data.

COMMITTEES

Riverhead Republican Committee

$103,030 raised

$9,5634 spent

Riverhead Democratic Committee

$10,797 raised

$10,165 spent

SUPERVISOR CANDIDATES

Jodi Gilgio (R)

$91,257 raised

$79,442 spent

Sean Walter (C)

$68,784 raised

$53,705 spent

Anthony Coates (D)

$7,074 raised

$3,928 spent

COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Tim Hubbard (R)

$12,727 raised

$11,096 spent

James Wooten (R)

$12,657 raised

$12,795 spent

Laura Jens-Smith (D)

$11,446 raised

$8,532 spent

Neil Krupnick (D)

$7,972 raised

$4,410 spent

TOWN JUSTICE

Friends of Lori M. Hulse  (R)

$13,599 raised

$11,305 spent

Jeanmarie Costello (D)

$35,548 raised

$25,024 spent

ASSESSOR

Paul Leszczynski (R)

$2,168 raised

$525 spent

Mason Haas (R)

zero raised

$300 spent

Greg Fischer (D)

$17 raised

$1,345 spent

TOWN CLERK

Diane Wilhelm (D)

$1,000 raised

$140 spent

TAX RECEIVER

Laurie Zaneski (R)

$250 raised

$1,149 spent

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