Candidates report funding totals

Newport-Mesa city council campaigns set new records in 2006, with some candidates raising and spending more than in any previous elections. Three candidates broke the $100,000 mark in spending — all ended as winners — while a residents group in Newport Beach spent more than twice that on a losing ballot measure.

Campaign finance reports that covered all money raised and spent in 2006 were due Wednesday. Some highlights of the reports are listed below. Not all candidates’ reports were available at press time, and money candidates raised and spent in 2005 toward the November election is not included in the 2006 totals.

Alicia Robinson

Campaign financing for November 2006 election

Candidate or group

Total raised

Spent in 2006

COSTA MESA

Allan Mansoor*

$93,120 $100,711

Wendy Leece*

$72,235 $68,696

Bruce Garlich

$50,953 $38,614

Mike Scheafer

$26,647 $25,658

NEWPORT BEACH

Michael Henn*

$115,593

$101,142

Leslie Daigle*

$94,184 $100,716

Keith Curry*

$75,876 $75,137

Barbara Venezia

$50,196 $53,600

Jack Wu $51,610 $55,809

Ed Selich*

$47,773 $41,472

Nancy Gardner*

$45,353 $41,463

Marcia Dossey

$42,153 $54,465

Dolores Otting

$19,672 $19,987

Dick Nichols

$15,608 $15,478

Don Webb

$9,156 $2,549

Brenda Martin

$8,748 $6,314

Greenlight

$210,834

$208,682

No on Measure X*

$324,262

$339,769

*Denotes winner.