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44th Legislative District Candidates - Campaign Contribution Analysis

Candidate Party Votes Vote %
Steve Hobbs Democrat 23,582 52%
Dave Schmidt Republican 20,262 44%
Total Campaign Contributions
Steve Hobbs $115,549 319 Contributors
Dave Schmidt $184,825 323 Contributors
Campaign Contribution Analysis
Donor Constituencies Steve Hobbs Dave Schmidt
Candidate $65 $4,000
Corporate $22,625 $140,708
Corporate In District $1,175 $12,194
Corporate Olympia Presence $16,450 $127,389
Corporate Statewide $1,950 $0
Corporate Out of State $0 $675
Party Committees $30,606 $0
Party Special Interests $3,300 $2,350
Education $1,500 $3,628
Environment $700 $200
Federal Congressional $0 $0
Indian Affairs $6,245 $5,340
Individual In-District $12,995 $23,849
Individual Out of District/In State $1,778 $0
Individual Out of State $700 $4,800
Labor $29,350 $3,950
Social Issues Committees $1,200 $0
Trial Attorneys $2,600 $0
WA State Lawmakers $1,950 $0
Independent Expenditure Totals
Steve Hobbs $112,400
Dave Schmidt $37,942
Independent Expenditures by Candidate and Committee
Steve Hobbs Support Hobbs Oppose Schmidt
Roosevelt Fund $39,433 $72,968
Dave Schmidt Support Schmidt Oppose Hobbs
Citizens Action Group $4,000 $0
Citizens for Effective Leadership in Olympia $9,783 $0
Mainstream Republicans of WA $6,443 $0
SEIU WA Political Action Fund $8 $0
SEIU 775 SSF $644 $0