The pre-primary campaign finance reports have been posted, and incumbent Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness continues to raise campaign cash, but has also spent a lot of money as election day draws near.
Through April 12th, Fadness has $356,801.35 cash on hand. He began the calendar year with $456,767.90 in the bank, and has spent $187,066.55 so far this year. You can review the entire report at this link.
Meanwhile, Fadness’ Republican primary election opponent, Logan Day, didn’t become an official candidate until 2019, so he started the year of 2019 with no funds in the bank. The report shows he raised $9,694.98 through April 12th. His report also shows expenditures of $9,674.07 during that same period. That leaves candidate Day with only $20.91 cash on hand as of April 12th. Logan Day’s full campaign financial report can be seen at this link.
Primary election day is Tuesday, May 7th, with early voting already underway. Below is the schedule of early voting hours at Fishers City Hall:
Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 & 25 from 2 pm to 7 pm
Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27 from 10 am to 3 pm
Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 & 2 from 2 pm to 7 pm
Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 from 10 am to 3 pm
So Mayor Fadness has spent nearly 20 times more than Mr. Day. It doesn’t show, but money does tend to win elections.