Jones's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,815) going to Wsil-tv in Carterville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$6,815
69.7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,450
14.8%
Food
$800
8.2%
Signs
$460
4.7%
Fund raising (food)
$251
2.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wsil-tv
2018-10-18
$3,859
Television advertising
Wsil-tv
2018-10-26
$2,656
Television advertising
The Buzz
2018-11-14
$800
Food
Benton Gazette
2018-12-18
$792
Newspaper advertising
Southern Illinoisan
2018-10-26
$658
Newspaper advertising
Simple Solutions
2018-10-08
$460
Signs
Wsil-tv
2018-10-22
$300
Television advertising
McCord's Market
2018-10-16
$171
Fund raising (food)
McCord's Market
2018-10-13
$79
Fund raising (food)