(This story has been updated).
SPRINGFIELD – Supreme Court candidate David Overstreet received 134 individual contributions from the rural side of his district in the third quarter and his opponent Judy Cates of Swansea received none.
Three fourths of Overstreet’s individual contributions came from the 35 counties of the Fifth District beyond St. Clair and Madison.
In Mount Vernon, where he lives and holds a seat at the Fifth District appellate court, 26 individuals gave his campaign a total of $33,200.
Cates received about as much money as Overstreet overall, by relying on lawyers from Chicago, St. Clair County, Madison County, and St. Louis.
More than 95 percent of her individual contributions came from lawyers.
She averaged $4,923 per contribution, and Overstreet averaged $1,550.
Though Cates struck out on individual contributions in 35 counties, she picked up $8,400 in transfers from Democratic committees in those counties.
Republican Overstreet and Democrat Cates, colleagues at the Fifth District, seek to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier.
As of July 1, Overstreet’s campaign treasury held $38,318.41.
Individuals, as persons or businesses, gave him $214,956.20 through Sept. 30.
Knight Hawk Coal of Percy and Maschhoff Family Farms of Carlyle provided his strongest support.
Knight Hawk gave him $10,000, owners Andrew Carter and Joshua Carter of Red Bud each gave $5,400, and owner Steve Carter of Campbell Hill gave $5,400.
David Maschhoff, Julie Maschhoff, and Karen Maschhoff each gave $5,600.
Cook Portable Warehouses of Anna gave $10,600.
Attorney Mark Scoggins and Joy Scoggins of Columbia jointly gave $5,600.
Mary Karmeier of Nashville, wife of the incumbent, gave $5,000, and so did Pepsi MidAmerica of Marion.
NOTS Logistics president Andrew Kirchner of Nashville gave $2,250, part owners Michael and Sara Kollbaum of Nashville jointly gave $1,250, and part owners Jason Povolish and Victoria Povolish jointly gave $1,250.
Oelze Supply owner Jeffrey Oelze of Nashville gave $2,500, and Bits of Gold jewelry shop owner Marion Oelze Nashville gave $2,000.
John Deere dealer Gorge Obernagel of Waterloo gave $3,500.
Steven and Kelly Lake of Breese gave $2,500.
Southern Illinois Hardware, Southern Illinois Pizza, and Groceries of Southern Illinois, all of Columbia, each gave $2,000.
So did Ceres Barge owner Mark Mestemacher of Edwardsville.
In Mount Vernon, Overstreet received about half of his support from four big donors and about half from the other 22.
Beck Bus Transportation owner George Beck and Wood Energy owner Donna Wood each gave $5,000.
Brehm Investment Group gave $2,500, and Southern Illinois University trustee Roger Tedrick gave $2,500 though his Tedrick Group insurance business.
Overstreet received contributions from 19 of the district’s 37 county seats, and from dots on the map like Barnhill, Beecher City, Bluford, and Iuka.
He received seven contributions worth $5,750 from Missouri, with Ballwin attorney Barney Mundorf leading the group at $2,500.
He received five contributions worth $6,750 from the Chicago area, with American Property Casualty Association leading the group at $5,000.
Three big contributions arrived from distant points.
Linda Cassens of Marco Island, Florida gave $5,600, Indianapolis accountant Douglas Braly gave $5,600, and Denver architect Cullan Barkau gave $5,000.
Overstreet also received $28,900 in transfers from other campaign committees.
Senator Dale Fowler of Harrisburg transferred $10,000, and Rep. Terri Bryant of Murphysboro transferred $5,000.
Overstreet reported $13,506.20 in receipts he didn’t itemize, bringing his quarterly total to $244,206.20.
On the spending side, he paid $52,625 to American Strategies of Forest Park for consulting and digital advertising.
He paid Emmatt Marketing of Chicago $32,995.85 for radio advertising.
He paid campaign employee Jesse Johnson of Highland $15,468.96.
He spent $154,947.69 in all, ending the quarter with $127,576.92 available.
The quarterly report that Cates filed 15 minutes before a midnight deadline on Oct. 15 contained a big error and many little ones.
She reported:
-A mere $172.10 in expenditures.
-38 contributions worth $214,350 and seven transfers worth $16,700.
-She loaned her campaign $20,000.
-No transfers from her committee to other committees.
-No contributions in kind.
Cates amended the report on Oct. 19, to add six contributions worth $2,450 and 11 transfers worth $4,650.
She reported:
-$3,810.20 in transfers to other committees.
-Her loan at $25,683.48, bringing total receipts to $264,968.48.
-$2,805.16 of contributions in kind.
-Expenditures of $117,562.29, about 68 times the amount in her original report.
-$274,548.33 in available funds as of Sept. 30.
Both reports showed law firms in Madison and St. Clair counties gave her $46,050.
She received maximum contributions of $11,600 from the Gori firm and Walton Telken, both in Edwardsville, and Becker Hoerner in Belleville.
Christopher Cueto’s firm in Belleville gave $2,500, and office assistant Lisa Brueggemann gave $1,500.
Missouri firms gave Cates $45,800.
She received $11,600 from Korein Tillery of St. Louis and $5,800 from Christine Moody of that firm.
Retired Korein Tillery lawyer Steven Katz of St. Louis, Cates’s brother, gave $5,800.
Onder Law of Webster Groves gave $11,600.
Attorney John Driscoll of St. Louis gave $10,000.
Chicago firms Cavanagh Law Group, Cooney and Conway, Dudley and Lake, and Meyers and Flowers each gave $11,600.
Laird Ozmon of Joliet gave $10,000, Jack Beam of Chicago gave $9,000, and Motherway and Napleton of Chicago gave $5,000.
Baron and Budd of Texas gave $11,600.
Cates received her biggest transfer from American Federation of Teachers in Fairview Heights, at $10,000.
She paid Idea Creative Marketing of Carbondale $52,050 for media, and she paid Lamar billboard company $23,325.
Her original report showed she closed the quarter with $274,720.43, but the amendment reduced the figure to $170,676.62.