FAIRHOPE, Ala. — The candidates in the mayoral and City Council Place 2 runoffs will be competing for the votes cast in favor of their opponents, as well as trying to turn out those registered voters who didn’t make it to the polls on Aug. 26.

Although a large turnout was predicted in this week’s city elections, 5,427 votes were cast in Tuesday’s contest for mayor, which was less than 50 percent of the 11,580 total registered voters in the city, according to unofficial results.

However, if the 10,141 “active” voters are counted in calculating the turnout, the number increases from 46 percent to 53 percent who voted Tuesday. Inactive voters are those who have not voted in recent elections, a city employee said.

Of the candidates facing each other in the mayoral runoff, Mayor Tim Kant spent more than twice as much in campaign funds than challenger Dean Mosher.

But both candidates start nearly equal with remaining campaign funds at the start of the runoff campaign period.

Kant spent $45,350 and raised $42,420 during the campaign, leaving an ending balance of $5,486, according to disclosure reports. He started the campaign with a beginning balance of $8,417.

Mosher spent $20,641 and raised $25,896 during the campaign, leaving an ending balance of $5,254.

A campaign volunteer said Mosher’s campaign incorrectly included the amounts raised and spent on the second pre-election disclosure report, resulting in recent news stories showing that Mosher raised more than he did. The error was made by including all the contributions from the first reporting period in the second report, the campaign worker said.

The following information was obtained from campaign disclsosure reports and unoffical vote totals from the Fairhope City Clerk’s office.

Mayoral election

vote totals and

campaign

contributions

Mayor: (5,427 votes cast total of 11,580 total registered voters, which includes 10,141 active and 1,439 inactive voters)

• Jack Burrell (493): expenditures. $33,504; cash contributions, $26,975; other sources, $9,000; total contributions, $35,975.

• Rick Gambino (452): expenditures, $34,361; cash contributions, $12,800; other sources, $25,000; total contributions, $37,800.

• Bob Gentle (1,085): expenditures, $26,877; cash contributions, $16,724; other sources, $10,750; total contributions, $27,474.

• Tim Kant (1,248): expenditures, $45,350; cash and total contributions, $42,420; beginning balance, $8,417.

• Dean Mosher (1,282): expenditures $20,641; cash and total contributions, $25,896, ending balance, $5,254.

• Vince Valentim (33): expenditures, $2,865; cash and total contributions, $1,966; beginning balance, $900.

• Chris Warner (834) expenditures, $13,691; cash and total contributions, $14,125.

First pre-election report data for mayoral candidates are available at archived story on our Web site at: http://baldwincountynow.com/articles/2008/08/23/politics_and_elections/news/doc48ab2ab143995286800542.txt

Second pre-election reports for

Kant and Mosher

• Tim Kant (filed Aug. 19): beginning balance, $20,515; itemized cash contributions, $1,600; non-itemized cash contributions, $270; total cash contributions, $1,870; in-kind contributions, $2,100; total expenditures, $16,898; ending balance, $5,486:

Contributions:

Individual: George Prudhomme, $250; Gene Tillman, $250; Horace Horn Jr., $100; Dennis W. Clark, $100; Albert M. Thompson III, $200; Mary H. Carr, $100; Margaret C. Moreland, $100; Mary Moss. D. Parker, $500.

In-kind Contributions: Bobby L. Faust, $1,500 (food); Mary Coogan, $600 (food).

• Dean Mosher (filed Aug. 15): beginning balance, $2,296; itemized cash contributions, $21,116; non-itemized cash contributions, $4,780; total contributions, $25,896; total expenditures, $20,641; ending balance, $5,254.

Contributions:

Business/corporation:C.O. McCawley Jr. CPA LLC, $300; Laurel Tenuto (Gulf Coast Trading Co.), $300; Fairhope Frame and Gallery (Lyons Share); Fairhope Frame and Gallery Lyons Share, $1351; A Fair Hope of Success Inc., $3,200.

Individual: Earnest E. Warhurst Jr., $250; Knoll Park Associates, $600; Gregory and Linda Waselkov, $200; C.O. and Libby McCawley, $105; William and Julia Beasley, $110; Vicki Armitage, $155; Paul M. Nix, $150; Boyd Marks, $235; Sonny and Diana Brewer, $225; A. Danner Frazer Jr., $500; Lee and Maria Gwynn, $150; W. Betty Pearson, $215; Jane S. Whitehead, $560; Benjamin P. Schrubbe, $250; Sara Heckle, $200; Drs. Margaret and Ronald Rogers, $250.

City Council elections

vote totals and

campaign

contributions

Place No. 1: (5,218)

• John Meyer (1,844): expenditures, $1,506; cash and total contributions, $1,525.

• Debbie Quinn (3,374): expenditures, $7,355; cash and total contributions, $11,430

Place No. 2: (5,114)

• Danny Corte (2,214): expenditures, $9,734; cash and total contributions, $12,300.

First pre-election report (filed July 14):

Contributions:

Individual: Albert Corte Jr., $300; Don Groves, $200; Winston F. Groom, Jr., $100; Marty E. Kennedy, $200; Margo Hancock, $200; AI Corte Jr., $500; Charles L. Dyas Jr., $250; Patricia R. Hartmann, $300; Angus R. Cooper II, $1,000; C.D. Harrell III, $200; Julio Corte Jr., $500; Margaret C. Moreland, $300; Thomas Galloney $100; Virginia M. Gould, $1,000; Timothy E. James, $200.

Second pre-election report (Aug. 22):

Business/corporation: WHL Architecture and (?), $300; AI Corte Jr., $500; (?) Reehl and (?), $500.

Individual: Sam W. Irby, $250; W. Kenneth Heard, $250; JK McLean Jr, $500; Alan Hall, $100; Melody (?) Hammitt, $100; Joel B. Bullard Jr., $500; (?) H. Jackson, $250; David J. Cooper Sr., $1,000; David H. Head, $250; Fred L. Corte, $500; Pat James, $1,000; David H. Head Jr., $250; Terry Thompson, $100; Maria Adams, $50; Joe M. Johnson, $500.

In-kind contribution: Terry L. Reeves, $272 (food).

• Dan Stankoski (2,417): did not file disclosure form, indicating $1,000 threshold not reached.

• Douglas Taylor (483): did not file disclosure form, indicating $1,000 threshold not reached.

Place No. 3: (4,735)

Newton Delchamps (959): did not file disclosure form, indicating $1,000 threshold not reached.

• Lonnie Mixon (3,776): expenditures, $3,716; cash contributions, $3,350; other sources, $5,000; total contributions, $8,350.

Place No. 4: (5,059)

• Phil Brady (2,210): expenditures, $1,336; cash and total contributions, $1,150.

• Mike Ford (2,849): expenditures, $244; cash and total contributions, $1,000.

Place No. 5: (5,000)

• Alan Hall (2,297): expenditures, $5,316; cash and total contributions, $6,386.

• Rick Kingrea (2,703): expenditures, $6,738; cash and total contributions, $12,325.

Additional coverage on the mayoral and City Council races will be in the Wednesday, Sept. 3 newspaper.