Click on a candidate's name in any of the reports below to see their individual report. See also the Buyers Guide to Florida Candidates home page for more information.

Reports:

• Total amount, number and mean size of contributions
• Special interest (PAC & CCE) contributions
• Amount from Gainesville or elsewhere
• Number by size of contribution
• Maximium contributions
• Amount from in-state/out-of-state
• Percent of contributions by type
• Percent of contributions by type of donor

Notes:

• contributions that resulted from bank interest earned on the campaign account were excluded from the amounts and statistics reported below.
• when candidates had multiple contibutions that appeared to come from the same source, adjusted reports are included for those candidates where significant. The adjusted report results from my attempt to combine what appear to be multiple contributions made by the same individual into a single contribution.
• click on any graph below to enlarge it.
• the City of Gainesville refunded candidate Susan Carter $721.00 for damages caused to one of her billboard signs. This amount shows up as a contribution to her campaign according to state reporting regulations. This contribution is included in the amounts and statistics below for Ms. Carter except those marked as "adjusted". It was removed prior to calculating any amounts and statistics marked as "adjusted".

Contribution cost per vote received:

Candidate	Votes		Votes-per-dollar	Cost-per-vote
Susan Carter	27148		0.37	$ 2.73	no primary
Lee Pinkoson	40407		0.39	2.57	faced a primary

Total amount, number and average amount of contributions:

Candidate	Number	Total Amount	Mean	Minimum	Maximum
Susan Carter	571	$ 74,038.99	$ 129.67	$ 2.57	$ 5,000.00
Lee Pinkoson	953	103,838.59	108.96	1.61	5,000.00
Susan Carter (adjusted)	467	$ 73,317.99	$ 157.00	$ 7.90	$ 6,125.80
Lee Pinkoson (adjusted)	719	103,838.59	144.42	2.99	8,000.00

The zip code listed for each contribution was used to determine the county of origin.

Amount of contributions received from zip codes in Alachua County or elsewhere:

	Alachua County		Elsewhere
Candidate:	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Susan Carter	$ 68,848.99	92.99	$ 5,190.00	7.01
Lee Pinkoson	92,803.59	89.37	11,035.00	10.63

Note: all contributions from zip codes that include any residents in Alachua County will be treated as coming from within Alachua County Some zip codes cover areas that are within and outside Alachua County

Contributions received from Florida or outside Florida:

	Out-of-State		In-State
Candidate:	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Susan Carter	$ 1,735.00	2.34	$ 72,303.99	97.66
Lee Pinkoson	5,790.00	5.58	98,048.59	94.42

This may or may not not be a complete picture of PAC and CCE special interest contributions for each candidate. This report relies on the contribution having been identified as coming from a special interest group by finding the words "PAC", "CCE", or "Political" in the contributor's name or occupation. Some candidates did not properly identify all their special interest group contributions in this way. For a more complete picture of the special interest money each candidate has accepted, you should look at the individual detail report for the candidate and cross-check it against the the Buyers Guide to Florida Committee Expenditures Report to see where this candidate is listed as a payee.

Amount of contributions received from special interests [Political Action Committees (PACs) and Committees of Continuous Existence (CCEs)]:

	from non-PAC/CCE		from PAC/CCE
Candidate:	Amount	Percent	Amount	Percent
Susan Carter	$ 73,788.99	99.66	$ 250.00	0.34
Lee Pinkoson	102,238.59	98.46	1,600.00	1.54

Percent of contribution $ by type:

Candidate	Cash/Check	In-kind	Loan	Refund
Susan Carter	91.77	8.23	0.00	0.00
Lee Pinkoson	91.45	3.74	4.82	0.00

Percent of contribution $ by donor type:

Candidate	Individual	Business/Group	PAC/CCE	Political Party	Other
Susan Carter	64.41	35.25	0.34	0.00	0.00
Lee Pinkoson	83.77	14.69	1.54	0.00	0.00

Number of contributions by size:

	under $100		$100-$250		$251-$499		$500		over $500
Candidate:	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Susan Carter	254	44.48	267	46.76	19	3.33	29	5.08	2	0.35
Lee Pinkoson	460	48.27	452	47.43	9	0.94	30	3.15	2	0.21
Susan Carter (adjusted)	201	43.04	192	41.11	35	7.49	30	6.42	9	1.93
Lee Pinkoson (adjusted)	313	43.53	336	46.73	33	4.59	22	3.06	15	2.09

Contributions at or over the Maximum Amount ($500):

Candidate:	Number	% of Total Number	% of Total Amount
Susan Carter	31	5.43	27.31
Lee Pinkoson	32	3.36	22.15
Susan Carter (adjusted)	39	8.35	36.63
Lee Pinkoson (adjusted)	37	5.15	29.89

The above reports were derived from campaign contribution data retrieved from the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office or web site on the date I obtained it. This data had to be retyped from paper or the downloaded PDF files in order to be usable for statistical analysis. Retyping the data increases the risk of errors. I will be happy to make any needed corrections that are pointed out to me. Although much care was given to provide accurate statistics, I can provide no guarantee that the information reported above is without error. You can always run the numbers yourself and compare them to my reports. -Susan Wright