As expected, mayoral candidate Mike Duggan continued to far outpace his opponent Benny Napoleon in the money game.
Darren Nichols of the Detroit News reports Duggan raised about $824,000 since the primary election compared to a bit more than $175,000 for Napoleon. Duggan's contributors included ex-Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
The figures, which include contributions up to Oct. 20, were released Friday in campaign finance reports.
The less-than surprising figures came out on the same day Deadline Detroit released an exclusive poll showing Duggan in the lead by a 58-32 percent margin. Ten percent of those surveyed said they were undecided.
The the pattern of fundraising hasn't changed. In the primary, Duggan raised about $1.2 million compared to Napoleon's$645,000.
Duggan has garnered the support of some big name business people in the area, and the edge has allowed him to run far more TV ads.
Nichols writes:
Duggan’s report showed he also received $1,000 donations from Paul Hillengonds, a senior vice president at DTE Energy; $1,000 from John Adamo of Adamo Construction; and $1,000 each from attorney Sam Bernstein; John Rakolta, CEO of Waldbridge Construction, and Cynthia Taueg, a vice president at St. John’s Providence Health System. Veteran local television news anchor Emery King contributed $100.
Contributions from political action committees include $1,000 donations from Plunkett Cooney, Dykema Gossett, Michigan Chamber, Health Alliance Plan and the Detroit Retired City Employees. The Bernstein Family PAC gave $4,000.
Napoleon spent $206,000 during the period and had only $3,917 left at the end of the period. That included full $3,400 donations from the Rev. Charles Adams of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church and Nate Ford, the city’s former building and safety engineering director. -- A.L.
