(January 7, 2003) Combined expenditures for the 91st
Assembly District campaigns of incumbent Ron Tocci and
challenger Noam Bramson totaled $791,000 based on New
York State Board of Election campaign spending reports
filed during 2002. The candidates spent a combined total
of $69 per vote in the primary election and $13 per
vote in the general election.
The Bramson campaign spent $457,000, losing to the
Tocci campaign that spent $334,000. Major spending categories
included:
Purpose
Tocci
Bramson
Pollsters
$21,500
$62,544
Mailing and Printing
$165,239
$192,402
Consultants
$47,027
$57,470
Advertisments
$25,335
$14,538
The following is a summary of the reports filed.
Item
Bramson
Tocci
Total
January
Periodic
0.00
23,147.93
23,147.93
July
periodic
59,100.78
51,735.26
110,836.04
Pre-primary
32 days
30,012.77
15,438.10
45,450.87
Pre-primary
11 days
39,890.95
27,506.23
67,397.18
Post-primary
10 days
102,290.92
76,864.52
179,155.44
Pre-general
32 days
9,186.62
19,842.08
29,028.70
Pre-General
11 days
114,269.32
56,546.30
170,815.62
Post-General
27 days
102,168.44
86,031.77
188,200.21
Total
Primary Election
231,295.42
194,692.04
425,987.46
Total
General Election
225,624.38
162,420.15
285,876.09
Total
456,919.80
333,964.26
790,884.06
Primary
votes
3,776
2,398
6,174
General
votes
13,787
15,891
29,678
Total
votes
17,563
18,289
35,852
Primary
spending/vote
$61.25
$81.19
$69.00
General
spending/vote
$16.37
$10.22
$13.08
Total
spending/vote
$26.02
$18.26
$22.06
All of the filings, including contributions and expenditures,
are available online at the NY
State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Reports.
To see the Tocci-Bramson reports, select "Member
of Assembly" as the Office and "District 91"
as the District.
