Hobbs's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,395) going to The Benton Gazette in Benton. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hobbs's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$1,395
25.7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,155
21.3%
Donations
$925
17.1%
Signs
$767
14.1%
Promotional items
$416
7.7%
Campaign work
$400
7.4%
Website expenses
$364
6.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
The Benton Gazette
2016-09-14
$1,395
Printing
Benton Evening News
2016-09-13
$1,155
Newspaper advertising
Franklin County Democrats
2016-09-01
$500
Donations
Free Style Graphics
2016-07-05
$467
Signs
University of Illinois Extension
2016-07-20
$425
Donations
Custom Enterprises
2016-07-27
$416
Promotional items
Connie Flowers
2016-09-26
$400
Campaign work
Free Style Graphics
2016-08-02
$300
Signs
Your Franklin County.com
2016-08-04
$207
Website expenses
Your Franklin County.com
2016-09-14
$157
Website expenses
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