A Buyers Guide to
Gainesville Commission District 4

Contributions Reported through April 3, 2003
Side-by-side Comparision of Candidates

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:

Notes:


Cost per vote in contributions raised:

Candidate Votes
Received
  Votes
per $
Cost
 per vote 
  Result
Brad Guy 801 0.16$ 6.42  lost
Craig Lowe 817 0.11$ 9.49  won


Total amount, number and average amount of contributions:

Candidate Number Total Amount Mean Minimum Maximum
Brad Guy 87 $ 5,140.45$ 59.09$ 4.00$ 300.00
Craig Lowe 127 7,750.04 61.02 10.00 500.00
 
Brad Guy (adjusted) 84 $ 5,140.45$ 61.20$ 4.00 $ 301.45
Craig Lowe (adjusted) 116 7,750.04 66.81 10.00 500.00


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

Amount of contributions received from zip codes in Gainesville or elsewhere:

  Gainesville   Elsewhere
Candidate:   AmountPercent    AmountPercent
Brad Guy $ 4,565.45 88.81$ 575.00 11.19
Craig Lowe 6,450.04 83.23 1,300.00 16.77

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


Contributions received from Florida or outside Florida:

Out-of-StateIn-State
Candidate:   Amount Percent    Amount Percent
Brad Guy $ 200.00 3.89$ 4,940.45 96.11
Craig Lowe 375.00 4.84 7,375.04 95.16


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
Brad Guy $ 5,140.45100.00$ 0.00 0.00
Craig Lowe 7,500.04 96.77 250.00 3.23


Percent of contribution $ by type:

CandidateCash/Check In-kind   Loan  Refund
Brad Guy 97.67 2.33 0.00 0.00
Craig Lowe 95.35 4.65 0.00 0.00


Percent of contribution $ by donor type:

Candidate  Individual  Business/Group  PAC/CCE  Political Party  Other
Brad Guy 95.14 4.86 0.00 0.00 0.00
Craig Lowe 93.94 2.84 3.23 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   NumberPercent
Brad Guy 62 71.26 23 26.44 2 2.30 0 0.00 0 0.00
Craig Lowe 98 77.17 27 21.26 0 0.00 2 1.57 0 0.00
 
Brad Guy (adjusted) 59 70.24 23 27.38 2 2.38 0 0.00 0 0.00
Craig Lowe (adjusted) 89 76.72 22 18.97 3 2.59 2 1.72 0 0.00


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

Candidate:Number % of Total
Number
% of Total
Amount
Brad Guy 0 0.00 0.00
Craig Lowe 2 1.57 12.90
 
Brad Guy (adjusted) 0 0.00 0.00
Craig Lowe (adjusted) 2 1.72 12.90


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



Last updated: Friday, April 8, 2003