The money hunt: GOP primaries

Republicans are slated to square off in a handful of competitive state legislative primary contests on August 10. In most instances, the GOP rivals are vying to take on a DFL incumbent in districts that should be competitive.

But two-term incumbent Sen. Paul Koering, of Ft. Ripley, is running without the endorsement of the local Republican party and faces a primary challenge from Paul Gazelka. Four years ago, Koering won a GOP primary with 55 percent of the vote.

Here’s a look at how much money the candidates in five competitive races had raised and how much they had in the bank as of the July 19 reporting deadline:

House District 8B

Roger Crawford:

Total receipts: $8,387.07

Cash on hand: $2,531.68

Rudy Takala:

Total receipts: $5,241.97

Cash on hand: $283.36

Senate District 12

Paul Gazelka:

Total receipts: $9,005.00

Cash on hand: $3,130.31

Paul Koering:

Total receipts: $13,250.00

Cash on hand: $4,337.65

Senate District 16

Dave Brown:

Total receipts: $16,223.28

Cash on hand: $232.30

Patrick Munro:

Report not available

House District 17B

Sheldon Anderson:

Total receipts: $3,615.00

Cash on hand: $1,887.51

Bob Barrett:

Total receipts: $9,125.64

Cash on hand: $2,592.65

House District 29A

Duane Quam:

Total receipts: $6,154.18

Cash on hand: $2,015.47

Kerry Stoick:

Total receipts: $4,292.06

Cash on hand: $1,617.09