Halpin's committee spent the most on polling in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,000) going to Tulchin Research in San Francisco. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Halpin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Polling
$16,000
34.3%
Field work
$8,167
17.5%
Consulting
$6,679
14.3%
Election day calls
$5,000
10.7%
Computer & office services
$2,685
5.8%
Accounting fees
$1,898
4.1%
Election night party
$1,320
2.8%
Nov & dec rent
$1,262
2.7%
Domain hosting
$569
1.2%
Postage
$500
1.1%
Rent
$360
0.8%
Hall of fame banquet
$350
0.8%
Envelope printing
$342
0.7%
fright night event treats
$302
0.7%
Subscriptions
$300
0.6%
Website design
$300
0.6%
Bank charges
$240
0.5%
Software subscription
$150
0.3%
Po box rental
$120
0.3%
Reimb matt anderson for postage
$40
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Tulchin Research
2018-10-27
$16,000
Polling
Winning Connections, Inc.
2018-10-28
$5,000
Election day calls
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-12-07
$1,729
Consulting
Erwin King
2018-11-09
$1,455
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-10-01
$1,339
Consulting
Holiday Inn
2018-11-09
$1,320
Election night party
Rock Island County Treasurer
2018-11-29
$1,262
Nov & dec rent
Erwin King
2018-10-19
$1,155
Field work
Erwin King
2018-10-26
$1,155
Field work
Erwin King
2018-11-02
$1,155
Consulting
Erwin King
2018-10-01
$1,050
Field work
Erwin King
2018-10-05
$1,050
Field work
Erwin King
2018-10-12
$1,050
Field work
Feuerbach Recordkeeping, Inc.
2018-11-01
$1,040
Accounting fees
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-11-02
$1,000
Consulting
CheapName
2018-12-27
$569
Domain hosting
Feuerbach Recordkeeping, Inc.
2018-10-01
$549
Accounting fees
Usps
2018-10-19
$500
Postage
Johnna Dusenberry
2018-11-29
$495
Field work
Matt Dussenbery
2018-12-14
$495
Field work
Johnna Dusenberry
2018-10-16
$393
Field work
Elizabeth Hancock
2018-10-05
$375
Computer & office services
Elizabeth Hancock
2018-10-12
$375
Computer & office services
Elizabeth Hancock
2018-10-26
$375
Computer & office services
Elizabeth Hancock
2018-11-02
$375
Computer & office services
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