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Electfinal_edited-1Gonna be a good year for campaign consultants. A Crowley Political Report look at the Federal Election Commission reports filed by Allen West, Lois Frankel and Patrick Murphy show that the three congressional candidates have already spent nearly $2.9 million.

Yup. $2.9 million by the end of September.

The biggest spender is Republican incumbent Allen West at $2.26 million.  Democrat political newbie Patrick Murphy spent $381,000.  Meanwhile Democrat Lois Frankel spent $223,000.

Check out the details yourself from the FEC reports shown below.

Lois Frankel

Total Receipts: $1,117,068
Transfers From Authorized Committees: $0
Individual contributions: $1,099,112
Non-Party (e.q. PACs) or Other Committees: $10,000
Contributions from Party Committees $23
Candidate Contribution: $7,934
Candidate Loans: $0
Other Loans: $0

Total Disbursements: $233,354
Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Refunds: $2,150
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $0
Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
Other Loan Repayments: $0

Beginning Cash: $0
Latest Cash On Hand: $883,714
Debts Owed By: $600

Patrick Murphy

Total Receipts: $1,123,023
Transfers From Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,080,054
Non-Party (e.q. PACs) or Other Committees: $6,750
Contributions from Party Committees $118
Candidate Contribution: $36,101
Candidate Loans: $0
Other Loans: $0

Total Disbursements: $381,047
Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Refunds: $0
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $0
Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
Other Loan Repayments: $0

Beginning Cash: $0
Latest Cash On Hand: $741,976
Debts Owed By: $0

Allen West

Total Receipts: $4,037,901
Transfers From Authorized Committees: $13,560
Individual Contributions: $3,780,291
Non-Party (e.q. PACs) or Other Committees: $194,648
Contributions from Party Committees $1,000
Candidate Contribution: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Other Loans: $0

Total Disbursements: $2,267,050
Transfers to Authorized Committees: $0
Individual Refunds: $1,300
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $0
Candidate Loan Repayments: $0
Other Loan Repayments: $0

Beginning Cash: $52,459
Latest Cash On Hand: $1,823,310
Debts Owed By: $0

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