Delbert Hosemann has 10 times as much cash on hand as Chris McDaniel. See largest donors

With less than a month until they face off in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor, incumbent Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and challenging state Sen. Chris McDaniel filed their June campaign finance reports with the secretary of state.

Those reports showed Hosemann with a strong lead in both June fundraising and overall cash-on-hand, after the first-term lieutenant governor already came into the month with a big advantage. Both candidates spent more than they raised in July, as their heated primary enters the home stretch.

Hosemann reported raising about $548,000 in June — more than five times as much as McDaniel — while spending about $835,000. Hosemann spent nearly two and a half times as much money in the month of June as McDaniel reported having on hand. Disbursements included nearly $18,000 to the Country Club of Jackson for an event, $63,000 to an Alexandria, VA production and consulting agency and four separate charges from a New Albany company for advertising: two of nearly $188,000, one of $150,000 and one of about $59,000.

Hosemann's cash on hand sits at more than $3.4 million, down from about $3.7 million at the end of May, but still more than 10 times McDaniel's total. McDaniel reported raising about $98,000 in June, while spending more than $146,000. McDaniel's cash on hand sits at about $338,000, down from about $386,000 at the end of May.

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Hosemann's donations

The biggest donor to Hosemann in June was MS Hills PAC, of Tupelo, which gave him $50,000. That political action committee has the stated mission "to support and educate the legislative leadership from the North Mississippi region, on matters of regional importance such as transportation, local government, public policy, and economic development." Hosemann gained support from the group despite living in Jackson.

Hosemann also garnered big donations from a number of other PACs, including $25,000 from MS Asphalt Contractor PAC, MS Associated Builders and Contractors PAC and MS Coalition for Progress PAC. His largest individual donor was Johnny McRight, of Greenville, who gave $25,000. RSLC Mississippi PAC, which is supported by the Republican State Leadership Committee, gave Hosemann $15,000.

Some of the notable figures to donate to Hosemann included New Orleans-based real estate developer, philanthropist and longtime ally of former President Donald Trump Joseph Canizaro, who gave $10,000. Canizaro had previously given $25,000 to the campaign of Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. Also giving Hosemann $10,000 in June was Hancock Whitney CEO John Hairston.

Hosemann continued his trend of receiving donations from members of the state senate, which the lieutenant governor presides over. Sen. Joel Carter, R-Gulfport, donated $5,000 to Hosemann from his campaign committee.

Hosemann's filing still did not include any donations from Friends of Mississippi Hospitals, a Political Action Committee Associated with the Mississippi Hospital Association. MHA President Tim Moore told Mississippi Today in May that the PAC would be donating $100,000 to Hosemann, as it faced criticism for a $250,000 donation to Presley, but it seems that donation had not occurred by the end of June.

McDaniel's donations

As for McDaniel, the firebrand state senator received a far larger portion of his support from small donations, including a $100 June donation to his campaign committee from himself. Since the start of the year, McDaniel has donated $43,600 to his own campaign.

McDaniel's largest donation came from William Bruce Prewett, of Southaven, to the tune of $25,000. Prewett is president of Prewett Services LLC. McDaniel also got a $10,000 donation from Steven Jackson, also of Southaven, who works at American Services LLP.

The largest non-individual donor to the McDaniel campaign in June was Southern Exteriors Fence Co. Inc., of Perkinston, which gave $1,650.

McDaniel's June filing was free of some, though not all, of the things that had drawn the attention of critics in past filings. It was the first he has filed since announcing his run for lieutenant governor that did not include donations made outside of the reporting window.

For example, his May report included three donations that were made in June. Those three June donations appear to be included in the most recent report as well. Since May, the McDaniel campaign has chosen to file its report through the Committee to Elect Chris McDaniel, but two months later the required statement of organization form for that committee still does not appear on the Secretary of State's website. That form is required to be filed with the secretary of state within 48 hours of receiving or spending more than $200.

Below is a list of all donors to the Hosemann and McDaniel campaigns that gave $1,000 or more:

Delbert Hosemann

$50,000

• MS Hills PAC, of Tupelo (PAC)

$25,000

• MS Asphalt Contractor PAC, of Jackson (PAC)

• Johnny McRight, of Greenville (Owner; DeltaAg)

• MS Associated Builders and Contractors PAC, of Pearl (PAC)

• MS Coalition for Progress PAC, of Flowood (PAC)

$20,000

• Don Barrett, of Lexington (Attorney)

• Tackett Fish Farms LLC, of Schlater (LLC)

$15,000

• Alwyn Luckey, of Ocean Springs (The Law Firm of Alwyn Luckey; Lawyer)

• ENPAC Mississippi, of Jackson (PAC)

• RSLC Mississippi PAC, of Washington D.C. (PAC)

$10,000

• Brian Cain, of Gulfport (Director; Lakeview Corporation)

• Joseph Canizaro, of New Orleans, LA (CEO; Corporate Capital LLC)

• John Hairston, of Gulfport (CEO; Hancock Whitney Corp)

• Reynolds American Inc. PAC, of Winston Salem, NC (PAC)

• MS Dental PAC, of Flowood (PAC)

• Lester O. Williams, of Brookhaven (Executive Director; Dickerson & Bowen)

$5,000

• Roy Anderson III, of Gulfport (Executive; AnderCorp)

• John Dane III, of Gulfport (Retired)

• Seeman Composites LLC, of Gulfport (LLC)

• Friends of Joel Carter, of Gulfport (Candidate Committee)

• Michael Sanders, of Cleveland (Investor; Sanders Family Office)

• Mississippi Silicon, of Burnsville (LLC)

• Rozier Investments LLC, of Hattiesburg (LLC)

• MIPAG PAC, of Madison (PAC)

• Warren Hood Jr., of Hattiesburg (CEO; Hood Companies)

• Prosperity PAC, of Brandon (PAC)

• Solon Scott, of Greenwood (Distributor; Scott Petroleum)

• AT&T Mississippi PAC, of Jackson (PAC)

• MPA PAC, of Pearl (PAC)

$4,500

• Rimmer Covington Jr., of Pass Christian (Executive at Shaggy's)

• Rimmer Covington Sr., of Pass Christian (Founder and Principal; Covington Civil and Environmental)

$4,000

• Kate Luce, of Mobile, AL (Government Relations; MS Export Railroad Company)

$3,333.34

• Gulf Coast Automotive Group LLC, of D'Iberville (LLC)

$3,333.33

• Mandal Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, of D'Iberville (LLC)

$2,500

• NextEra Energy PAC, of Juno Beach, FL (PAC)

• James Hardin, of Biloxi (Owner; Aladdin Construction)

• Kent Ritchey, of Memphis, TN (Car Sales; Self)

• Janice Ritchey, of Memphis, TN (Car Sales; Self)

• Darrington Seward, of Ridgeland (Seward and Son Planting Co.; Farmer)

• Harry Simmons Jr., of Yazoo City (Self; Ag. Business)

• Michael Massengill, of Ripley (Owner; Big M Trucking)

• MSW PAC, of Jackson (PAC)

• MS Beverage Association PAC, of Jackson (PAC)

$2,000

• Neil Forbes, of Ridgeland (CPA; Horne)

• Avery Forbes, of Ridgeland (Homemaker)

$1,500

• Mark Mavar, of Biloxi (Biloxi Freezing and Processing)

• Motorola Solutions Inc. PAC, of Washington D.C. (PAC)

• Shackelford Construction and Hauling LLC, of Yazoo City (LLC)

$1,000

• Dave Dennis, of Gulfport (Commercial Contractor; Specialty Contractors)

• George Boddie, of Gulfport (Retired)

• Ben Stone, of Gulfport (Attorney at Balch and Bingham)

• Leo Manuel, of Biloxi (Attorney at Balch and Bingham)

• Moby Solangi, of Gulfport (President and Director; IMMS)

• Jonathan Dyal, of Gulfport (Attorney at Balch and Bingham)

• Lenwood Sawyer, of Pass Christian (Commercial Real Estate; Self)

• Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, of Bay St. Louis (LLC)

• Philip Moran Campaign, of Kiln (Candidate Committee)

• Adams and Reese, of Ridgeland (LLC)

• nSide Inc., of Florence, AL (Corporation)

• Allen Beverages Inc., of Gulfport (Corporation)

• Jay Fenton, of Laurel (Owner; Venture Oil and Gas)

• Willem Lamar, of Jackson (Executive, Lamar Resources)

• David Ratcliff, of Laurel (Retired)

• Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors PAC, of Jackson (PAC)

• Mississippi Bail Agents Association, of Canton (PAC)

• Bowen Flowers, of Clarksdale (Self; Farmer)

• Meredith Allen, of Greenwood (Retired)

• Tommy Gregory Jr., of Greenwood (Gregory and Associates Inc.; Community Development/Grants)

• Bob Billingsley, of Laurel (Senior VP & General Manager of Retail; Wayne Sanderson Farms)

• Noel Barrett, of Itta Bena (Catfish Producer; America's Catch Inc.)

• Kinetic Staffing LLC, of Jackson (LLC)

• Jim Lipscomb, of Greenville (Lipscomb Companies; Executive)

• Jane Moss, of Greenwood (Viking Range LLC; CFO)

• Jed Turner, of Cleveland (Sanders Family Office; Investor)

• Laurel Machine and Foundry Co., of Laurel (Corporation)

• Cornerstone Government Affairs Inc., of Washington D.C. (Corporation)

• Norfolk Southern Corporation, of Atlanta, GA (Corporation)

• Christopher Hughes, of Louisville (Owner; Hughes Management)

• Mike Upchurch, of Greenwood (Self-Employed; Upchurch Plumbing)

• Jeff Bowman, of Hattiesburg (CEO; Cooperative Energy)

• Albert Hankins, of Grenada (Owner; Hankins Lumber Company)

• Hayes Dent, of Jackson (Hayes Dent Public Strategies; Entrepreneur)

• Distilled Spirits Council U.S., of Washington D.C. (Corporation)

• Thomas Couch, of Jackson (Chairman; Malaco Music Group)

• Holt Smith, of Lexington (Attorney)

• Robert Murphee, of Jackson (Attorney)

• Randolph Cheek, of Kosciusko (VP; J.C. Cheek Contractors)

• B. Bryan Jones III, of Yazoo City (Retired)

• Richard Barrett, of Oxford (Attorney)

• Kimmel Aviation Insurance Agency Inc., of Greenwood (Corporation)

• Suresh Chawla, of Greenwood (Hotelier; Delta Motel Group)

• Roy Shackelford Jr., of Benton (Owner; Shackelford Construction and Hauling LLC)

• Walton Gresham III, of Indianola (President; Gresham Petroleum)

• Wade Litton, of Greenwood (Executive; Wade Inc.)

• William Litton Jr., of Greenwood (Executive; Wade Inc.)

• William Litton III, of Greenwood (Executive; Wade Inc.)

• Thomas Gresham, of Indianola (President; Double Quick Inc.)

• John Powers, of Greenwood (President; RC Construction Co. Inc.)

• Jason Chiniche, of Bay St. Louis (Owner; Chiniche Engineering and Surveying)

• Bern Prewitt Jr., of Boyle (Farmer; Prewitt Farms)

• Rruben Watkins III, of Eads, TN (Executive; Harvest Group LLC)

• Greenville Animal Clinic and Hospital LTD, of Greenville (Corporation)

• Klondike Planting Company Inc, of Hollandale (Corporation)

• Gibb Steele, of Hollandale (Farmer; Steele Farms)

• Clarke Reed, of Greenville (Executive; Reed Joseph)

• C. Douglas Simmons III, of Arcola (Managing Partner; Simmons Planting Company)

• MS Export Railroad Company, of Moss Point (Corporation)

• Thomas Colbert, of Flowood (Senior Chairman; Community Bancshares)

• Matt Mayo, of Flowood (Banker; Community Bancshares)

• Charles Nicholson Jr., pf Brandon (Banker; Community Bancshares)

• William Lehr, of Brandon (Banker; Community Bancshares)

• Justin Martin, of Flowood (Banker; Community Bancshares)

• Thomas Puckett, of Hattiesburg (Physician; Hattiesburg Clinic)

• James Ball, of Madison (Retired)

• Joey Havens, of Ridgeland (CPA; Horne)

• PRN Personal Staffing LLC, of Bossier City, LA (LLC)

• Rehabilitation Services of LA LLC, of Bossier City, LA (LLC)

• Rehab Services of CENLA LLC, of Bossier City, LA (LLC)

• MS Behavorial Health Services LLC, of Bossier City, LA (LLC)

• BCM Holding LLC, of Bossier City, LA (LLC)

• Mack Grubbs, of Hattiesburg (Mack Grubbs Hyundai; Automobile Dealer)

• AT&T Corporation, of Jackson (Corporation)

• J. Paul Janoush, of Cleveland (CFO; JanTran Inc.)

• Alan Wilson, of Jackson (Owner; Howard Wilson Chrysler Jeep Dodge)

• Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC, of Collierville, TN (LLC)

• Sunrise Partners LP, of Flowood (LP)

• MS Association of Self Insurers, of Jackson (PAC)

• Marsha Dieckman, of Madison (Horne; Partner)

• Cathy Denman, of Madison (Horne; CPA)

Chris McDaniel

$25,000

• William Bruce Prewett, of Southaven (Prewett Services LLC)

$10,000

• Steven Jackson, of Southaven (American Services LLC)

$5,000

• Steve Armour, of Laurel (Retired)

• Chad Altmyer, of Columbus (Retired)

$4,323

• Thomas Datwyler, of Hudson, WI (Campaign Finance at AxCapital)

$3,000

• James Shannon, of Hazlehurst (Attorney)

$2,500

• Brad Ramey, of Purvis (Owner; Ramey Grocery)'

$2,000

• Richard Conrad, of Laurel (Retired)

• Bobby Cox, of Natchez (Retired)

$1,750

• Randall Love, of Summit (Retired)

$1,650

• Southern Exteriors Fence Co. Inc., of Perkinston (Corporation)

$1,600

• Ryan Merchant, of Brandon (Crop So Products; Self)

$1,500

• Kenneth Williams, of Natchez (Retired)

$1,000

• Thomas Besselman, of Baton Rouge, LA (Self; Human Resources)

• Billy Marlow, of Ruleville (Retired)

• Mile Allmon, of Seminary (Retired)

• Charles Borum, of Natchez (Physician; Self)

• Neil McIntyre, of Gulfport (Physician; Self)

• Jimmy Riley, of Collierville, TN (Pharmacist; Self)

• Jim Tackett, of Greenwood (Farm Professional; Self)

• Jim Casey, of Corona Del Mar, CA (Software Sales; Self)

• Michael Castle, of Santa Rosa Beach, FL (Retired)

• Kathy Jones, of Natchez (Self; Dozer LLC)

• Wayne Lagrone, of Toomsuba (Retired)

• Pine Belt Truss Inc., of Soso (Corporation)

• James White, of Newton (Retired)

• Gulf Coast Business Supply Company, of Gulfport (Corporation)

• Jack Fairchilds, of Ellisville (Retired)

• Jerry Wade, of Laurel (Retired)

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Latest campaign finance reports in Mississippi lieutenant governor race