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AUGUST 31, 2009

St. Petersburg mayoral race fueled by money — from near and far

ST. PETERSBURG — Mayoral candidate Deveron Gibbons raised $124,357 from contributors with addresses outside St. Petersburg, according to a St. Petersburg Times analysis of campaign contributions ahead of Tuesday's primary.

That's almost $50,000 more than his three closest competitors combined raised from outside the city.

The money was a source of criticism on the campaign trail. Gibbons calls it a positive.

"I have worked for years with companies and people who represent corporations," Gibbons, 36, said Friday after the primary's last campaign finance reports were released. "If I can bring any resource to St. Petersburg, as mayor, I'm going to do that. This is an asset I bring to this race."

Fundraising for the primary campaign finished at midnight Aug. 27, ending the most frenzied campaign fundraising cycle the city has ever seen.

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Posted by Times Editor at 9:31:42 am on August 31, 2009 in

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