COEUR d’ALENE — With the Nov. 4 general election rapidly approaching, take a look at the contributions and expenditures in the most contested municipal races in Kootenai County.

Coeur d’Alene mayor 

Four candidates are squaring off in the race for mayor of Coeur d’Alene. 

Incumbent Mayor Woody McEvers has received about $2,450 in contributions, including $1,950 from individual donors. 

The largest individual contribution to McEvers’ campaign, in the amount of $1,000, came from John Magnuson. The sole contribution from a company was $500 from Active West Builders. 

McEvers’ campaign has reported about $2,100 in expenditures, including $673 to Dope Marketing, based in Minnesota, and $500 to Minute Press in Rathdrum. 

Coeur d’Alene City Councilor Dan Gookin has received about $8,000 in campaign contributions this election cycle and reported $5,000 in loans. Gookin’s largest individual donors are Christie Wood, a fellow city councilor, as well as John Deus and Pepper Smock, each of whom donated $1,000. 

The North Idaho Builders PAC contributed $990 to Gookin’s campaign, while Quantum Particle Bottling Company donated $500. 

The biggest expenditures reported by Gookin’s campaign were a little more than $2,000 to Lamar Advertising, which operates billboards and other outdoor advertising, and about $1,500 to Minute Press. 

Debbie Loffman has received about $16,500 in contributions this election cycle, a little more than $12,000 of which she contributed to her own campaign. The biggest donors to Loffman’s campaign are Michelle Hughes, Brent Regan and Rhino Hunters of the Inland Northwest, all of whom contributed about $1,000. 

The biggest expenditures reported by Loffman’s campaign were $5,000 to Folkloreamericana LLC for broadcast advertising and $3,500 to RMC Strategy, a political consulting firm out of Nevada. 

John Pulsipher has not reported any donations, according to campaign finance data, but has reported a little more than $20,000 in loans to his own campaign. The campaign has spent about $12,400 so far, the bulk of it to International Minuteman Press in Coeur d’Alene and the U.S. Postal Service. 

Post Falls mayor 

Incumbent Mayor Ron Jacobson has received about $11,800 in contributions, as well as $1,000 in loans. The biggest contributions, in the amount of $1,000 each, came from Northwest Specialty Hospital, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Jacklin Land Company. 

Jacobson’s campaign has reported about $1,800 in expenditures, most of it spent with Knock Marketing and Design. 

Randy Westlund’s campaign has received about $5,500 in contributions and reported about $26,000 in loans, according to campaign finance data. The biggest contribution came from Tyson Creek LLC. 

The Westlund campaign has spent about $27,000 so far, including a little more than $17,000 spent with RMC Strategy for broadcast advertising. 

Scot Haug has received about $12,000 in contributions and reported about $1,200 in loans, according to campaign finance data. The biggest contributions, totaling $1,000 each, came from Steve Haug, Anthem Pacific Homes and Okuniewicz for Idaho. 

Haug’s campaign has spent about $12,000 so far, including almost $6,000 with Mallaurcott Design and Marketing in Post Falls. 

Hayden City Council 

Incumbent City Councilor Ed DePriest has reported about $2,900 in contributions so far this election cycle, with the biggest contribution, in the amount of $1,000, coming from the Preserve the City of Hayden PAC. The campaign has spent about $770 so far with Minute Press in Rathdrum. 

Challenger Luke Sommer has reported about $1,500 in contributions, including $1,000 from Regan Properties LLC, and about $450 in expenditures. 

In the race for Seat 4 on the city council, incumbent Sandy White has received about $4,600 in contributions, including $1,000 from Walt Sackman. The campaign has reported about $2,900 in expenditures, including a little more than $1,000 with Minute Press. 

The campaign of challenger David Erickson has received about $5,800 in contributions, including $1,000 from the Preserve the City of Hayden PAC. No expenditures have been reported yet.

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