Big Donors Dominated Chicago Mayoral Election, Final Fundraising Analysis Shows
Via Progress Illinois
Final fundraising numbers from the 2015 Chicago mayoral election were released on Wednesday, and an analysis of the totals shows Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his top challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia got nearly all of their financial support from large donors giving at least $1,000.
The Illinois PIRG Education Fund’s analysis showed that 96 percent of all the money raised by Emanuel and Garcia combined for their mayoral campaigns came from big donors. On the flip side, contributions of less than $150 represented only 2 percent of the total money donated to Emanuel and Garcia.
Emanuel raised just 0.6 percent of his campaign funds from small donors and 98 percent from donors giving more than $1,000.
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