STARKVILLE — A look at the campaign finance reports from the Starkville municipal election this spring shows a significant disparity in the amount of contributions made to each candidate.
Incoming Mayor Parker Wiseman received more than $43,000 in donations, which dwarfed his competition, according to campaign finance reports filed with the city clerk’s office.
Republican Marnita Henderson, who lost to Wiseman June 2 in the general election, received just $7,178 in political contributions.
Matt Cox, who lost to Wiseman in the Democratic runoff election May 19, had received $24,250 as of May 13, which were the last figures available.
Incumbent Mayor Dan Camp, who lost to Cox and Wiseman in the Democratic primary election on May 5, received $21,473.98 as of May 1. Camp then donated $1,000 to Wiseman”s campaign prior to the general election.
Wiseman also received a $970.70 contribution from Brooks Holstein, developer of the proposed CottonMill Marketplace project. Holstein had made a $500 donation to Camp prior to the primary election.
The disparity in financial contributions was smaller among incoming Board of Aldermen members.
Incoming Ward 1 Alderman Ben Carver received $2,100 in contributions as of May 26, which were the last available figures.
Sandra Sistrunk, who will replace Rodney Lincoln as Ward 2 alderman, received $1,730.14 in contributions.
Incoming Ward 3 Alderman Eric Parker brought in $3,225 in contributions, while incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Richard Corey received $950.
In Ward 5, Jeremiah Dumas received $3,079.99, as of May 26, while in Ward 7 incoming Alderman Henry Vaughn Sr. reported $860 in contributions.
Unopposed Vice Mayor and Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins reported no donations as of April 9.
A listing of itemized contributions over $200 reported by candidates for mayor, and the winning alderman candidates:
Mayor Parker Wiseman
Campaign contributions
Parker and Lindsey Wiseman, Starkville: $1,100
Jeremy Slocum, Homewood, Ala.: $1,000
Roy and Amy Smith, Jackson: $1,000
Ben Needham, Washington D.C.: $500
Sid Salter, Forrest: $500
Alex Karr, Alexandria, Va.: $485.20
James and Claire Haltom, Memphis, Tenn.: $425
Gabe Roberts, Nashville, Tenn.: $400
David O”Neal, Atlanta, Ga.: $300
Vollor Law Firm, P.A. Law Firm, Starkville: $300
Sara Peters, Tupelo: $672.22
Ruth Thompson, Chapel Hill, N.C.: $300
Sean Cupit, Jackson: $250
Conrad Lucas, Huntington, W.V.: $250
WM Yeager, Jackson: $250
McLaurin Law Firm, Brandon: $250
Ben Lang, Oxford: $248.25
Kelly McWhirter, New Orleans, La.: $200
Russell Jolly, Houston: $200
Ben Mount, Durham, N.C.: $200
John and Shirley Harper, Starkville: $200
Stephen Edds, Flowood: $200
Baker Donaldson MS PAC, Jackson: $200
Everett Kennard, Starkville: $200
Tommie Cardin, Clinton: $200
May Needham, Laurel: $2,500
Marc Harrold, Fairfax, Va.: $290.70
Brandon and Natalie Jolly, Madison: $200
Bryan Champlin, Starkville: $350
Blake Macon, Arlington, Va.: $1,500
Ben Needham, Washington D.C.: $2,500
Linda Southward, Starkville: $400
Cindy Stevens, Alexandria, Va.: $485.20
Andrew Ouart, Oxford: $250
Welch Entertainment LLC, Starkville: $500
Brad Morris, U.S. Congress Chief of Staff: $564.92
J.C. Patton Jr., Starkville: $300
Bill Smith, Jackson: $500
Crawley Law Office, Louisville: $500
Lorenzo Crowell, Starkville: $500
Kitty Henry, Starkville: $1,637
Linda Southward $100 (as of 5/17, that”s 400 aggregate)
William C. Reeves, Jackson: $500
Danny Cupit, Jackson: $250
Dan Camp, Starkville: $1,000
William Liston, Winona: $500
D. Brooks Holstein, Biloxi: $970.70
Sean Cupit, Jackson: $242.45
John K. Davis, Starkville: $500
Jeremy Slocum, Homewood, Ala.: $500
Kitty Henry, Starkville: $250
Carl and Lynda Nuzzo, Starkville: $400
J & J Fitness, Starkville: $400
Total: $43,164.96 (year-to-date as of June 1)
Republican mayoral candidate Marnita Henderson
Campaign contributions:
Mary Catherine Cole, Starkville: $500
Charles and Marnita Henderson, Starkville, $2,100
Charles Scarbrough, Starkville: $500
Dan and Sherry Moreland, Starkville: $500
Kitty Henry, Starkville: $400
Total: $7,178 (year-to-date as of June 6)
Democratic mayoral candidate Matt Cox
Campaign contributions:
Janice Rhodes, Starkville: $500
E.B. White III, Starkville: $1,000
S.P. Vance, Starkville: $250
Ron Cossman, Starkville: $202
Starkville Computers, Starkville: $500
Jeffrey Rupp, Starkville: $201
Mike Buehler, Starkville: $1,250
Mike Tagert, Starkville: $300
Lewko Properties, Starkville: $2,500
Milo Interactive, Starkville: $2,500
Tom Stennis, Starkville: $500
Ben and Amy West, Starkville: $250
Skip and Gwen Shelton, Starkville: $1,000
Total: $24,250 (year-to-date as of May 13)
Incumbent Mayor Dan Camp
Campaign contributions:
Frank Chiles, Starkville: $250
Tommie Zacharias, Starkville: $300
Dan Templeton, Decatur, Ga.: $250
William Defoe, Ridgeland: $250
Opal Austin, Starkville: $250
J.P. Doss, Maben: $500
Will Lake, Starkville: $500
Richard Puckett, Jackson: $1,000
Harry Bell III, Starkville: $250
Rowan Taylor, Jackson: $1,000
J.C. Patton, Starkville: $500
Patrick Bryan, Starkville: $500
Jay Colbert, Houston: $500
Roy Parker, Bolton: $500
HM Williams Construction, Tupelo: $300
William Smith, Jackson: $500
William Reeves, Jackson: $500
Brooks Holstein, Biloxi: $500
Richard Adkerson, Phoenix, Ariz.: $1,000
David Crawley III, Louisville: $700
Dan Camp, Starkville: $680
Gemma Camp, Starkville: $923.98 (in-kind services)
Alliance Business Services, Ridgeland: $750 (in-kind printing)
First State Bank, Waynesboro: $1,000
Tommy Siler Jr., Ridgeland: $250
Total: $21,473.98 (year-to-date as of June 1)
Ward 1 Alderman Ben Carver
Campaign contributions:
Total: $2,100 (year-to-date as of May 26)
Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk
Campaign contributions:
Total: $1,730.14 (year-to-date as of June 10)
Ward 3 Alderman Eric Parker
Campaign contributions:
Total: $3,225 (year-to-date as of May 23)
Ward 4 Alderman Richard Corey
Campaign contributions:
Total: $950 (year-to-date as of May 26)
Ward 5 Alderman Jeremiah Dumas
Campaign contributions:
James Russell Dumas Jr., Prentiss: $500
Total: $3,079.99 (year-to-date as of May 26)
Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins
Campaign contributions:
Total: $0 (year-to-date as of April 9)
Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn Sr.
Campaign contributions:
Total: $860 (year-to-date as of April 27)
Figures provided by the Starkville city clerk”s office.