State Auditor Nicole Galloway led the fundraising in the final campaign finance reports filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission before Tuesday's elections.
And state Rep. Mike Bernskoetter, running for the state Senate, was the leader among Mid-Missouri legislative candidates.
The "Eight Days Before Election" report, submitted by last Monday, covered fundraising from Oct. 1-25.
Contributions to the U.S. Senate race are reported to the Federal Elections Commission, and are not included in this story.
State auditor
Galloway, a former Boone County treasurer, is running in her first statewide contest, after being appointed in April 2015 to complete the four-year term of Auditor Tom Schweich following his February 2015 suicide.
Saundra McDowell, of Jefferson City, is the Republicans' nominee.
And Libertarian Sean O'Toole, of Kansas City' Green Party candidate Don Fisk, of St. Louis; and Constitution Party candidate Jacob Luetkemeyer, of California, also are on Tuesday's ballot.
Galloway reported receiving $211,114.27 during the 3-week period covered by the report, and spending $1,005,188.67.
Her donations included $2,600 contributions from the Missouri NEA PAC and Safer Families for Missouri, both of Jefferson City; Barry Aycock, Parma; Ed Monser, Cynthia Metcalfe, Steve Smith, Citizens for a Safer St. Louis, the L.I.U.N.A. Local 110 PAC Fund and the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 562, all of St. Louis; Thomas McDonnell and the Heavy Construction Laborers' Local 663, both of Kansas City; Cindy McClain, of Independence; the Missouri State Council of Firefighters PAC, of Blue Springs; and Emily's List-NF Fund, of Washington, D.C.
Galloway also received $2,500 contributions from the Protect Missouri Workers PAC, of Jefferson City; the SHC PAC and Thompson Coburn LLP, both of St. Louis; and the Teamsters Local Union 41 Political Action Fund and Debra W. Parmet, both of Kansas City.
She received $2,000 donations from Brock Bukowsky, of Columbia; the Major Brands PAC and Robert Haar, both of St. Louis; and the SEMO Central Labor Council, of Cape Girardeau.
Galloway's report said her expenses included $701,350 for media buys, with Buying Time LLC, Washington, D.C., and $12,535 for media production work with SWAY, of Bethesda, Maryland.
Republican Saundra McDowell reported receiving $40,770.23 during the period, and spent $20,409.07.
Her receipts included $2,600 donations from Cynthia and Tim Drury, of Huntleigh; Rudolph Farber, of Neosho; the Missouri Alliance for Freedom-Grace River PAC and the American Democracy Alliance, both of Kansas City.
She received a $2,234.40 donation from the Missouri Republican Party, Jefferson City, and a $2,000 contribution from the Johnson County Republican Party, of Warrensburg.
McDowell's expenses included $7,822.96 for campaign signs, from Donahue, of Logan, Ohio; $2,369.70 for advertising; and $2,000 for fundraising assistance from The KAM Co., of Kansas City.
Jacob Luetkemeyer reported receiving $675 during the first two-thirds of October, including $600 from John Blazek, of St. Charles.
He spent $880.44 during the period, including $600 for advertising, with Blip Billboards from Provo, Utah.
Fitz filed an exemption saying he neither would spend nor receive more than $500.
O'Toole had not filed the report by Friday afternoon.
Senate District 6
The district covers seven Mid-Missouri counties: Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Miller, Maries, Osage and Gasconade.
Three candidates - Republican Mike Bernskoetter, Democrat Nicole Thompson and Libertarian Steven Wilson - seek to succeed now-Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe.
Bernskoetter received $32,127 and spent $47,497.44 during the period.
His contributions included $2,600 each from the COOP Owners PAC, Jefferson City, and from James Turntine, of Sullivan.
His expenses included $12,000 for consulting work, from Palm Strategies, of Jefferson City, and $5,715.80 in advertising expenses, including ads placed with Central Missouri Newspapers, the News Tribune's parent company.
Thompson reported receiving $1,998.44 in early October, and spending $469.89.
Her contributions included $741.71 from the 1st-MO Nominee PAC Number One, of St. Louis, and $500 each from the Cole County Democrat Central Committee and the Jefferson Democratic Club Cole County PAC.
Wilson filed an exemption saying he neither received nor spent more than $500.
House District 60
Dave Griffith, a Republican, and Sara Michael, a Democrat, are campaigning for the House District 60 seat now held by Republican Jay Barnes. The district includes most of Jefferson City, with the exception of the southeast-most part of the city.
Barnes is prevented from running for re-election because of term limits.
Griffith's eight-day report shows his campaign had $9,352 on hand at the beginning of the period. It took in $16,475 and had $24,275 available when he filed the report.
Griffith's single greatest contributor was Walter Malmstrom, who gave $2,000. Other major contributors were: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, $1,000; Mildred Schell, $1,000; Home Builders' Association Missouri PAC, $1,000; Cole County Republican Club, $725; and $500 each from Missouri Funeral Directors PAC, Grow Missouri, Missouri Realtors, Missouri Podiatry PAC, Missouri Medical PAC, Missouri Retailers Association PAC, Consulting Engineers Council of Missouri, John Kehoe, Clyde Lear and WPG PAC. Contributors of $250-$400 included MBA Capitol Region PAC, Living Well PAC, Missouri Pork PAC, Missouri American Water Employees PAC, The Roads Company, Missouri CPA PAC, A Better Missouri, Missouri Energy Development Association, Kenneth Littlefield and Tony Feather.
Michael's eight-day report shows her campaign had $2,239 on hand at the beginning of the reporting period. It took in $5,903 and still had $4,679 when she filed the report.
The single contributor who gave the most to the campaign during the period was Elizabeth Skinner, who contributed $1,000.
Other major contributors were: the Missouri National Education Association, $800; Cole County Democratic Central Committee, $550; Local 513 Hoisting and Portable (heavy equipment operators union), $500; Jefferson Democratic Club PAC, $500; Sheet Metal Workers International Association, $400; and the 1st-MO Nominee PAC Number One, $151 for a total of $223.
House District 59
Rudy Veit, a Republican, and Linda Ellen Greeson, a Democrat, are vying for the House District 59 seat now held by Republican Mike Bernskoetter. The district includes a portion of eastern Jefferson City, most of Cole County and a portion of northern Miller County.
Bernskoetter, who is prevented from running for re-election because of term limits, is running for the state Senate.
Veit's campaign took in $7,000 during the reporting period, while Greeson's received $1,345.
The greatest contributor to Greeson's campaign was the Jefferson Democratic Club of Cole County, $500. Next were the Cole County Democratic Central Committee, $300; Scott Randolph, $250 in in-kind contributions; Lois Muff, $200; and the 1st-MO Nominee PAC Number One, $148 (for a total of $228).
The people or organizations that contributed the most to Veit's campaign were Cheyenne International, $1,000; Cole County Republican Central Committee, $500; Peter Goldschmidt, $500; Miller County Republican Central Committee, $500; Missouri Realtors PAC, $500; Grow Missouri, $500; MBA Capitol Region PAC, $300; A Better Missouri, $300; Missouri Association of Nurse Anesthetists, $300; Eric Davis, $250; Chris Wrigley, $200; Linda Bolten, $200; and Tony Feather, $200.
House District 49
House District 49 incumbent Travis Fitzwater's fundraising again overmatched that of Lisa Buhr, a Holts Summit Democrat who raised $650 during the reporting period.
The district they're competing for covers the southern half of Callaway County, including Fulton, Holts Summit, Kingdom City, New Bloomfield and Mokane and a small portion of Cole County.
According to the financial data available on the Missouri Ethics Commission website, Fitzwater's campaign received $19,785 for the period.
The Buhr campaign received $250 from E. Jane Bell, $200 from Norman Thompson, $100 from MWLC PAC and $100 from Rodney Garnett (for an aggregate of $475).
The Fitzwater campaign received a maximum allowable $2,600 contribution from Missourians for Effective Leadership PAC. It also received $1,500 from Missouri Majority PAC and $1,000 each from Missouri Realtors PAC, Robert Trone, Michael Basnett, Consulting Engineers Council of Missouri PAC and University of Missouri Flagship Council PAC.
It received $500 each from Enterprise Holdings PAC, Physician Led Anesthesia Care PAC, Dick Davis, HBS Missouri PAC, Pharmacist PAC of Missouri (for an aggregate of $1,000), MBA Capitol Region PAC (for an aggregate of $1,500), Good Government for Missouri PAC and Emergency Medicine PAC.
Contributors of $250 included Missouri Bev PAC, Rural Telecommunications Committee PAC, Salvatore Panettiere and Harvey Tettlebaum.
House District 50
The House District 50 seat, currently held by Sara Walsh, serves primarily rural parts of Moniteau, Cole, Cooper and Boone counties.
Walsh is running for re-election and is challenged by Michela Skelton, a Democrat. Walsh defeated Skelton in a race for the seat by 298 votes in 2017 during a special election after seat-holder Caleb Jones, a Republican, resigned to join former Gov. Eric Greitens' staff.
Walsh's campaign committee, Friends of Sara Walsh, had $41,280 on hand at the beginning of the period. It took in $11,063 and ended with $11,820.
Walsh's campaign got $2,600 from Next Generation GOP PAC and $2,500 from the Moniteau County Republican Club. It received $500 each from Missouri Chamber PAC, Paul Scheetz, Michael Maurizi, Tina Maurizi and Pharmacist PAC of Missouri (with an aggregate of $1,000). Also contributing were Shelter Insurance Missouri State PAC, $250, Mary Schneider, $200 (for an aggregate of $300), Donald Jenks, $250, and Rural Telecommunications Committee PAC, $250.
The Skelton committee, Friends of Michela Skelton, began the period with $39,104, received $14,721 and finished it with $18,569.
The House Victory Committee contributed $1,500 to the campaign (bringing its total to $1,631). The National Women's Political Caucus of Eastern Missouri PAC contributed $1,000. Those people contributing $500 were the Mid-Missouri Labor Club, David Mehr and the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 PAC. Edwyn Strubinger gave $400. Robert Blake gave $300 (for an aggregate of $800). Giving $250 were the Roofers Local #20 PAC, R. Randall Wang, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes PAC, Jan Weaver, Douglas Burnett and Mobilize Missouri.