Palmer's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,571) going to Wsil Tv 3 in Carterville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Palmer's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$6,571
34.3%
Radio advertising
$3,700
19.3%
Printing
$3,278
17.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,925
10.1%
Signs
$985
5.2%
Promotional items
$861
4.5%
Fund raising (food)
$665
3.5%
Computer services
$650
3.4%
Postage
$500
2.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wsil Tv 3
2018-02-14
$6,571
Television advertising
River Radio
2018-02-15
$2,000
Radio advertising
Fast Print
2018-02-20
$1,385
Printing
Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois
2018-02-08
$1,300
Radio advertising
Southern Illinoisan
2018-02-08
$1,265
Newspaper advertising
Fast Print
2018-02-07
$1,201
Printing
Union Signs and Printing
2018-01-31
$985
Signs
Greiner Advertising
2018-03-06
$861
Promotional items
Fast Print
2018-02-01
$690
Printing
Crystal's Catering
2018-02-20
$665
Fund raising (food)
Marion Daily Republican
2018-02-08
$660
Newspaper advertising
Usps
2018-02-05
$500
Postage
Mandy Robertson
2018-03-01
$430
Computer services
Fishback Media, Inc.
2018-02-14
$400
Radio advertising
Mandy Robertson
2018-03-27
$220
Computer services
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