The amount of money reported received and spent in local primary elections has been all over the map.

Some candidates are reporting they received or spent no money.

But in the hotly contested race for Hill County attorney, nearly $22,000 has been raised by the three candidates — much from their own pockets — and more than $20,000 has been spent.

The reporting seems to have caused some confusion, with some candidates filing their reports only with the state Commissioner of Political Practices office in Helena, although the reports also are required to be filed in the local county clerk and recorder’s office as well.

Some candidates did not have their finance reports filed with either office as of Wednesday.  The deadline to file was May 27.

The top money-raiser and spender in the Havre-area campaigns was Deputy Hill County Attorney Lindsay Lorang, who reported receipts of $11,349.99 in her campaign for Hill County attorney.

Lorang faces Hill County Attorney Gina Dahl and Havre private attorney Randy Randolph in the Democratic primary Tuesday.  Those candidates reported receiving $9,634.02 and $900.36, respectively.

Lorang reported $9,814.96 through May 23, the end of the reporting period, while Dahl reported spending $9,537.35 and Randolph reported spending $780.

The candidates were the single largest contributors to their own campaigns.

Lorang loaned her campaign $7,500 and the remainder through individual contributions, both from the Hi-Line and around Montana as well as other states, including Wisconsin, where Lorang was raised.

Lorang’s expenditures all were made in Havre.

Dahl made a $50 cash donation to her own campaign, and loaned herself $4,300.  She raised $580 in a fundraiser, with the rest coming from individual donations mostly from the Hi-Line but with others throughout the state, including her home town of Great Falls.

All of Dahl’s expenditures were in Havre.

Randolph made a cash donation of $260.36 to his own campaign, with the remainder coming from four individual donations.  His expenditures were in Havre, Great Falls and in buying campaign signs from a dot-com company with an Iowa address.

A variety of listings Some other candidates in the state legislative races filed reports showing no receipts or expenditures, or filed Statements saying they did not need to file as their receipts and expenditures would be less than $500, while some candidates had not filed the required reports.

Dave Brewer, Democratic candidate in House District 34, filed a report showing he had neither received nor spent any money through the May 23 reporting period.  His opponents, however, had.

House District 34 Dana Sapp Seidel, Brewer’s opponent in the Democratic primary, reported receiving $3,465 for the primary and $160 for the general election, with $1,393.45 spent, all in Havre, in her primary campaign.  Seidel received the majority of her money, $2,165, through individual donations of $35 or more, mostly from the Hi-Line.  She contributed $200 of her own money and also received $1,100 in contributions of less than $35 each, which do not need to be listed individually.

Republican candidate Wendy Warburton, the incumbent, has no primary opponent.  However, she has received $3,590 and spent $1,800.64 for her general election campaign.  Warburton received $2,750 in individual contributions, $300 from the Hill County Republican Party and $640 from political action committees.

Her expenditures have all been with Hi-Line businesses except for campaign photos purchased through a Helena company and website registration and changes made with a Missoula company.

Other legislative races In the democratic primary for House District 32, J.P. "Chunker" Walker did not file a report, although his opponents did.  Incumbent Tony Belcourt reported receiving $1,060 from political action committees and $800 in individual contributions.

Belcourt reported no expenditures.

The other HD 32 candidate, David Lindseth, reported making a $580 cash contribution to his own campaign, with no other receipts and no expenditures listed.

No other candidates have filed in the race for HD 32.

In House District 33, Democrat Jack Trethewey reported receiving $2,045 in receipts including $420 from political action committees and the remainder in individual contributions, with four from the Hi-Line and the remainder spread throughout Montana, including several from fellow firefighters.

Trethewey reported $1,280.88 in expenditures, but the form detailing the expenditures was not listed on the Commissioner of Political Practices website.

His opponent in the primary, Phillip DeFelice, reported receiving $35 in a cash donation made by himself and making an in-kind contribution of $19.98 for total receipts of $54.98. He reported no expenditures other than the $19.98 in-kind donation.

The Republican candidate in HD 33, Kristin Hansen, is unopposed in the primary, but reported receiving $6,200 and spending $4,058.97. Hansen made a cash contribution of $50 to her campaign and received $320 from PACs and $700 from the Hill County Republican Party.  The remainder was raised through individual donations, with many coming from the Hi-Line but others from across the state and a few from out of state.

Most of Hansen’s listed expenses were in Havre, although she also listed spending $75 to attend a state Republican Party function in Great Falls as an expense.

In the race for Senate District 17, Republican Rowlie Hutton and Democrat Bob Bergren are unopposed in the primary.

Hutton reports receiving $9,488.90 and spending $3,356.27 in the general election, with $220 of his receipts coming from PACs and $525 from the Hill County Republican Party.  The remainder is from individual contributions, primarily from Hi-Line residents.

His expenses are primarily on the Hi-Line, with some for conventions and fundraisers including out of town and some contributions to the campaigns of other Hi-Line candidates.

Bergren had not filed his f inance report s wi th the Commissioner of Political Practices as of this morning, the office reported.

County commission Another high-spending campaign is for Hill County commissioner.

Incumbent Mike Anderson reports raising $6,911.99, with $5,742 in personal contributions.

Most of the remainder is through individual contributions by Hi-Line candidates, with some from out of the area including contributions from Cascade County and Yellowstone County commissioners.

All of Anderson’s $6,180.41 in expenditures were in Havre except for $359.75 he spent on pens with an out-of-state company.

His Democratic opponent who filed his report, James “Jim” Catt Jr., reported receiving $5,925, all from his own personal contribution.  He reported spending $5,905.70, all locally except for a $53.34 purchase of card stock and rubber bands in Great Falls.

Democrat Bert Corcoran and independent candidate Jeff LaVoi had not filed their finance reports with the Commissioner of Political Practices as of this morning, the office reported.

Justice of the peace Another high-cost campaign, at least for one candidate, is in the nonpartisan race for Hill County Justice of the Peace.

Audrey Barger reports having received $11,320.44 for the primary, including $9,847.90 in loans and in-kind contributions to her own campaign.

The remainder is through individual contributions, mostly from Havre residents.  All of Barger’s listed expenses were in Havre.

Her opponent, Cathy Chinske Huston, had not filed a report at the Hill County Clerk and Recorder’s Office but the Commissioner of Political Practices reported receiving the report Wednesday.  The report was not yet available online this morning.

Other Hill County races In other races, Hill County superintendent Democratic candidate Gary Pfister listed receiving $2,710 and spending $2,253.72. He made a personal contribution of $150 to his campaign, and the remainder was from contributions by Hi-Line residents.  All of his expenses were in Havre.

His opponent, Democrat Marci Vosen Bergen, filed a statement that she would receive and spend less than $500 and does not have to file a report.

In the race for Hill County treasurer-assessor, Democrat Sandy Brown reported making a personal contribution of $550 to her campaign and spending $422.87 at Havre businesses and in ordering checks for her campaign.

Her opponent, Democratic incumbent Carrie Dickson, filed a statement that she would receive and spend less than $500 and did not need to file a report.

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