SOUTH LAKE COUNTY – As the end of the race for District 1 supervisor comes into sight, the contest's brisk fundraising is beginning to slow.

James Comstock and Susanne La Faver are the candidates in what looks like it will be a close race to succeed Supervisor Ed Robey on the Board of Supervisors. Robey retires at the end of this year, at the completion of his third term.

This latest reporting period is from Oct. 1 through Oct. 18, the shortest reporting period for the year so far. During that time the two candidates raised $4,829 – $2,999 for Comstock, $1,830 for La Faver. That equals about $268 a day for 18 days.

The preceding reporting period saw the two contenders raise $38,859.08 from July 1 through Sept. 30, roughly $422 a day for 92 days.

Between the two of them, Comstock and La Faver have raised approximately $65,711.53 thus far, and spent $58,806.36.

Comstock continues to lead with the most money raised, $37,874.17, followed by the $27,376.10 brought in by La Faver.

He also leads in expenditures, paying out $29,882.20 for the year, compared to La Faver's year-to-date total, $28,924.16.

La Faver spent almost twice what Comstock did this month, $11,608.17, compared to Comstock's $5,932.98.

Together the candidates spent roughly $974 a day in October, up significantly from the average $282 they spent daily from July through the end of September.

During the final weeks of the campaign both candidates beefed up their advertising and outreach efforts, which accounted for most of their expenditures.

The following breakdowns detail spending and contributions for each candidate.

JAMES COMSTOCK

Payments made:

Political Data Inc. (Burbank), mailing fees, $356.23

Middletown Times Star, advertising, $80

Tony Siciliani (Sacramento), mailings, $910.15

Middletown Times Star, advertising, $88

Clover Communications (West Sacramento), artwork for mailings, $1,150

Chris Jones Consulting (Newcastle), consulting, $1,000

Middletown Times Star, advertising, $132

Political Calling.com (Davis), campaign phone messaging, $97.20

Tony Siciliani (Sacramento), mailings, $2,099.40

Tri Counties Bank, stop payment fees, $20

Contributions received:

Harrison F. Comstock, Sebastopol; retired; $100

Steve Ellis, Lower Lake; rancher; $100

Philip and Toni Scully, Lakeport; business owners; $200

North Coast Builders Exchange, Santa Rosa; political action committee; $1,000 ($2,000 year-to-date)

Lake Elephants, Lucerne; political action committee; $999 ($1,998 year-to-date)

Richard Birk, Hidden Valley Lake; business owner; $500

Unitemized contributions of less than $100 each: $100

SUSANNE LA FAVER

Payments made:

Dr. Don's Buttons, Badges and Magnets (Glendale, AZ), pinback buttons, $317.58

AD-Vantage Marketing (Santa Rosa), campaign mailer, $2,437.94

Lake County Publishing, newspaper ads, $2,360.52

Middletown Times Star, newspaper ads, $1,125

Larson New Media, online advertising $440

Watt Works, television ad spot production, $500

Comcast (Livermore), television airtime, $4,040

Contributions received:

Lynn J. Bettencourt, Lucerne; retired safety engineer; $10 ($110 year-to-date)

Ron Green, Lower Lake; self-employed attorney at law; $100 ($200 year-to-date)

Robert F. Hartley, Middletown; retired; $1,000

North Bay Labor Council, Santa Rosa; $250

Kate Schmidt-Hopper, Hidden Valley Lake; dental hygienist; $50 ($100 year-to-date)

Yoxagoi Orchards, Lakeport; farmer; $250 ($750 year-to-date)

Unitemized contributions of less than $100 each: $170

For the remainder of this year, the Registrar of Voters Office requires that the candidates file a report within 24 hours if they receive a contribution of $1,000 or more, or have an expenditure in that same amount. They will not be required to file another full financial statement until Feb. 2, 2009.

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