Kirkpatrick's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($1,500) going to Chris Miller-Illinois First in Oakland. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kirkpatrick's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$3,000
40%
Fund raising (food)
$1,950
26%
Fund raising advertisement
$1,259
16.8%
Fund raising entertainment
$415
5.5%
T-shirts
$269
3.6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$262
3.5%
Rent
$200
2.7%
Headquarters rent
$150
2%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Lucas Grocery
2018-07-11
$1,800
Fund raising (food)
Chris Miller-Illinois First
2018-09-05
$1,500
Campaign work
James Jimmy Rankin for Sheriff
2018-09-05
$1,500
Campaign work
Postmaster
2018-07-02
$850
Fund raising advertisement
George Edwards
2018-07-03
$415
Fund raising entertainment
The Winning Stitch LLC
2018-08-13
$269
T-shirts
Coles County Council on Aging
2018-07-16
$262
Hall rental for raising funds
Greg Badger
2018-07-18
$230
Fund raising advertisement
Coles County Fair Association
2018-08-21
$200
Rent
Paap Printing
2018-07-12
$179
Fund raising advertisement
Coles County Council on Aging
2018-07-02
$150
Fund raising (food)
Coles County Council on Aging
2018-09-24
$100
Headquarters rent
Coles County Council on Aging
2018-08-06
$50
Headquarters rent