District 4 Candidates Report Similar Fundraising Hauls

The race for the Democratic nomination for the Baltimore City Council seat in District 4 should be a tight race, if campaign finances are any indicator. 

Councilman Bill Henry and challenger Scherod Barnes reported raising similar totals at last week's finance report deadline. But Barnes has a significant advantage in the amount of cash on hand. He reported a $14,760 balance in his campaign account, while Henry reported just $4,197.

In 2007, Henry won the nine-way primary with 2,837 votes. Barnes finished second in that race with 1,278 votes.

The primary election day is scheduled for Sept. 13. 

Here's a look at how much the candidates have raised and where it came from:

Scherod Barnes (D)

Contributions: $20,638

Ticket Purchases: $200

Maryland Candidates and Slate Accounts: $1,400

• Committee to Elect Joan Carter Conway: $500
• Friends for Ann Maire Doory: $350
• Friends of John W. Anderson: $300
• Friends of Bill Riley: $250

Maryland Political Action Committee Accounts: $2,000

• International Union of Operating Engineers: $1,000
• Maryland Teamsters PAC: $1,0000

Cash on Hand: $14,032.88

Bill Henry (D)

Contributions: $14,760

Ticket Purchases: $0

Maryland Political Action Committee Accounts: $4,200

• Baltimore Fire Officers Local No. 964 PAC: $750
• Friends of Lifebridge Health PAC: $100
• Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO: $100
• UNITE HERE Local 7: $300
• Property Owners Association of Greater Baltimore PAC: $100
• Ironworkers Local 16: $100
• Baltimore Retired Police Benevolent Association: $250
• Association of Maryland Pilots PAC: $250
• Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association: $250
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 37 PAC: $250
• B.U.I.L.D. Baltimore Building Trades Council: $250
• Constellation Energy State PAC: $250
• Maryland Coca-Cola Enterprises Non-Partisan PAC: $1,000

Non-Federal Out of State Committee: $500

• Laborers International Union of North America: $500

Cash on Hand: $4,197.50

Ebony Edwards (R)

Filed an affidavit that her campaign has raised less than $1,000.