Sherrod's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 74.1% of this total ($6,400) going to Wsil Tv 3 in Carterville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sherrod's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$8,642
49.5%
Radio advertising
$2,787
16%
Signs
$2,605
14.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,685
9.7%
Production media expenses
$1,385
7.9%
Website design
$350
2%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wsil Tv 3
2018-01-18
$6,400
Television advertising
P C Signs
2018-01-12
$1,801
Signs
River Radio
2018-03-09
$1,492
Radio advertising
20/20 Extreme, LLC
2018-03-13
$1,200
Production media expenses
Kfvs 12
2018-02-06
$1,180
Television advertising
Wpsd
2018-02-06
$1,062
Television advertising
P C Signs
2018-02-01
$804
Signs
Metropolis Planet
2018-03-01
$530
Newspaper advertising
S.I. Dollar Saver
2018-03-13
$500
Newspaper advertising
Wrul
2018-02-01
$480
Radio advertising
Vienna Times
2018-03-02
$460
Newspaper advertising
Wibh
2018-02-12
$367
Radio advertising
Website Design Works
2018-01-26
$350
Website design
Wxan
2018-03-01
$240
Radio advertising
Wrez
2018-03-12
$208
Radio advertising
Hardin County Independent
2018-03-12
$195
Newspaper advertising
Wsil Tv 3
2018-02-13
$185
Production media expenses