Little Rock mayoral candidate Steve Landers Sr.'s campaign outspent the campaign of incumbent Mayor Frank Scott Jr. this year as the retired auto magnate loaned his own operation $400,000, according to campaign finance reports.
Landers' campaign reported spending nearly $741,000 and receiving roughly $456,314 so far this year, according to a pre-election campaign contribution and expenditure report filed on Tuesday.
The campaign had a balance of nearly $138,000 at the beginning of the reporting period, which ran from Jan. 1 through late October.
Landers loaned his own campaign a total of $400,000 during the month of October, his report said. The campaign reported spending roughly $319,264 on television advertising.
Contributors to Landers' campaign include former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife, who donated $2,000, according to the report.
Scott's campaign reported receiving approximately $403,604 and spending $491,181, leaving a negative balance of approximately $87,579 at the end of the reporting period.
Mayoral contender Greg Henderson reported raising $7,710 and spending roughly $4,925 on his campaign so far this year, according to his report filed on Tuesday.
The fourth individual in the race, perennial candidate Glen Schwarz, reported receiving $101 and spending $430.
Pre-election campaign contribution and expenditure reports were due from mayoral candidates on Tuesday, seven days before the first round of the mayoral contest on Nov. 8.
Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for more details.