Ben Luckett continued to lead all county candidates in contributions with a total of $6,338, according to campaign finance reports filed July 28 with the Warren County Circuit Clerk’s office.

The July 28 reports are the final campaign finance reports before the Aug. 4 primary and cover a reporting period from July 10 to 28. All candidates on the party primary ballots are required to file a report regardless if they received or spent any money. Independent and third party candidates are exempt from filing the pre-election reports, and are not required to file finance reports until before the general election.

Candidates who fail to file a report face a fine of $50 per day for each day the report is late.

Luckett, a Republican candidate for tax assessor, has so far outspent Republican opponent Brian C. Breithaupt and incumbent Assessor Angela Brown, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

According to his report, Luckett reported $1,089 in contributions for the reporting period. He showed expenses for the period of $1,085 and total expenses of $4,298.

Brown reported $254.54 for the reporting period and has so far received $4,236.54. She spent $54.54 during the period and had total expenses of $3,388.63. Breithaupt reported $2,749 contributions for the period so far totaling $2,749 and total expenses of $2,267.27.

In the sheriff’s race, Sheriff Martin Pace, who is running as an independent, reported $4,236.54 in contributions and $210 in expenses. Pace reported no contributions or expenses for the period. Republican Leon Kennedy and Democrat Lionel Johnson Sr., who are challenging Pace, did not file reports by the July 28 deadline. Kennedy said he would file his report, adding it had not changed since he filed his July 10 report. Attempts to reach Johnson were unsuccessful.

Greg Peltz, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary for circuit clerk, reported no contributions and no expenses. Circuit Clerk Jan Hyland Daigre, who is unopposed in the Republican primary, also reported no contributions or expenses.

Chancery Clerk Donna F. Hardy and Tax Collector Antonia Flaggs Jones, who are unopposed for re-election have terminated the campaign finance efforts with the clerk’s office and no longer have to file reports.

Central District Justice Court Judge James Jefferson, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary, reported no contributions or expenses on his July 28 report and also terminated fund raising efforts. Eddie Woods, who is unopposed in the Republican primary for Justice Court Judge Northern District, reported no contributions or expenses for the period, with total contributions of $1,251.28 and expenses of $948.56.

District Attorney Ricky Smith, who is also unopposed, reported $1,000 in contributions and $300 in expenses.

In the supervisors races:

• District 1 Supervisor John Arnold reported $2,350 contributions for the period and $3,450 in total contributions, with no expenses for the reporting period and a total of $2,939.86 in expenses. Johnny Beauchamp, one of his two opponents in the Republican primary, reported $500 in total contributions and $1,015 in total expenses, while Steven Houston, his other primary opponent did not file a report.

Houston, who filed his July 10 report Monday, said he will file a report, adding it will match the information on his July 10 report, which showed no contributions and $947.56 in expenses.

“That $947 is all I’m going to spend. Not a dime more,” he said.

Independent candidate Edward Herring reported no contributions for the period and a total of $2,000, with expenses of $741.97 for the period and total expenses of $1597.18.

• District 2 Supervisor William Banks, who is unopposed for re-election, listed no contributions or expenses.

• District 3 Supervisor Charles Selmon reported contributions of $545 for the reporting period and total contributions so far of $4,145. He reported $464 in expenses for the period and total expenses at $3,453. Jim Stirgus Jr., his challenger in the Democratic primary, reported no contributions or expenses for the period. As of Tuesday, he reported a total contributions so far of $1,225 and $410.15 in total expenses.

• District 4 Republican candidate Wayne Muirhead reported no contributions and no expenses for the period, with a total of $1,399 contributions and $1,323 in expenses. Among his opponents on the Republican primary, Martin J. “Marty” Crevitt reported $500 in contributions for the period and total contributions of $900. He spent $200 for the period and had total expenses so far of $2,589. Republican John Carlisle said he would file his report with the clerk’s office this week. He said he had $860 in expenses and one contribution of $300.

Among the candidates in the Democratic primary, Gary Cooper reported no contributions or expenses. His opponent, Casey Fisher, did not file a report. Attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.

• District 5 Republican candidate Joe Wooley, who is unopposed in the primary, reported a $300 contribution for the period for a total of $300, and $6.55 in expenses for the period for a total of $305.

In the legislative races, District 23 Sen. Briggs Hopson III led all area candidates in contributions with $43,404.95. Hopson’s campaign committee, Committee to Elect Briggs Hopson, reported $17,654.95 in contributions for the period and $8,957.04 in expenses for total expenses of $28,679.70.

Bill Marcy, Hopson’s opponent on the Republican primary, reported $500 in contributions for the period for a total of $2,866.21, and no expenses for the period, with total expenses at $2,497.60.

District 55 Rep. Oscar Denton reported $7,898 in contributions for the period for a total of $15,548, and $6,705.96 in expenses for the period for total expenses of $6,705.96 for a total of $7,085.84. Neither of his Democratic primary opponents, Chris Green or Arrick Rice, filed reports.

Green said he would file his report, adding his campaign is self-funded, and he has received no contributions. Attempts to contact Rice were unsuccessful.

District 63 Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon reported $4,500 in contributions for the period for total contributions of $16,950. She had $4,500 in expenses for a total of $15,055.69. Her Democratic primary opponent Machelle Shelby Kyles reported $2,402 in contributions for the period for a total of $11,034.61, with $485.55 in expenses for the period for a total of $7,471.78.

In House District 85, Rep. America “Chuck” Middleton reported contributions of $1,750 in contributions for the period for a total of $11,700, and expenses for the period of $6,400 for a total of $6,400.

Maurice Hudson, one of his two opponents in the Democratic primary, reported no contributions or expenses, while opponent Allen Burks did not file a report. Attempts to contact Burks were unsuccessful.

District 54 Rep. Alex Monsour, who is unopposed in the Republican primary, reported no contributions for the period and total contributions of $2,000, with no expenses.