Campaign finance reports for Republican Smith County Sheriff candidates show the incumbent sheriff edged his challenger during the first fundraising cycle.

January campaign finance reports were due Friday and show contributions and expenditures by candidates between July and Dec. 31.

Sheriff Larry Smith reported $87,919 in contributions, $19,618 in spending and $77,825 on hand.

Supporters for challenger Chris Green donated $60,052 to his campaign during the reporting period. Green’s campaign spent $20,408 and maintained $52,313.

Both candidates had money in the bank in July 2015. Smith had $23,129 on hand at the time, while Green maintained $13,435.

Green, 53, is a retired 20-year Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden turned petroleum landman.

Smith, 59, has 34-year law enforcement career, which began in the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office and transitioned into federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before becoming sheriff.

There was a lot of money raised and spent during Smith and Green’s first campaigns for sheriff in 2012. The two candidates raised more than $500,000 to run protracted campaigns due to a runoff.

Green spent more than $282,000, while Smith spent more than $234,000.

Smith was the eventual winner with 53 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for Green.

The two will face each other in the March 1 Republican Primary.

The winner would face Democrat Gary Pinkerton in the November general election. Pinkerton, 49, of Tyler, spent 28 years in the Smith County Sheriff’s Department during the tenure of retired Sheriff J.B. Smith. Pinkerton started as a jailer and rose through the ranks to chief deputy, third in command, in 2005. He oversaw the day-to-day jail operations for 16 years.

Pinkerton raised $4,345 and spent $2,744 since July, according to finance reports. He has $1,600 remaining in his coffer.

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CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Includes amounts of $100 or more.

 

CHRIS GREEN

 

Contributions

$100

George Arnold

Danis and Brenda Bamburg

Kimberly Whisenhunt

Danielle Mobsby

Homer and Jessica Kennedy

Craig Becker

Paul Bertinet

Jim Keeling

Carl Hugo

 

$110

Jeffrey Layton (in kind contribution)

 

$125

Pam Murphy (in kind contribution)

 

$165

Elaine Gipson

 

$170

Bobby Garmon

 

$200

Tony and Amy Sellers

Dennis and Terry Darryl

Robert and Virginia Baker

Bob Dougherty

Curt and Melissa Malone

Ken Dougherty

 

$250

Charles Hall

Keir and Heather Orr

Charles Wilcox

Eric Dorsey

Michael Lavender

 

$300

Joel and Joyce Joplin

Steve and Janet Conaway

Kenneth Threlkeld

Jim and Chaley McCain

John Wise

Paul and Alexandra Detwiler

 

$350

Charlie Baker (in kind contribution)

 

$500

Rob Langley

Patrick and Lani Reeves

Troy Smart

Pat and Cheryl Hendrix

Keith Miller

Lester and Marcia Stanger

Steven Calhoun

Stephen Herber

Larry and Debra McElwee

J. Alan Ayers

Robert Love

 

$1,000

Michelle Franklin

Khoren Hekimian

Philip Nobles

Douglas Mehling

Duane Murphy

Regina Rawls

Russell Luker

Sam Greenberg

E.L. and Pam Sartain

Margaret Vonder Hoya

Jimmy and Mitzi Bain

Sheik Ansar

Greg and Kris Walker

Ricky Sewell

 

$1,500

Baron and Regina Riddle

Lana Schroeder

Chad and Tracie Osborne

Brent Bossart

 

$2,500

Don McPherson

 

$5,000

Pieter Cilliers

David Irwin

Scott Stovall

Troy Smart

Mary Hellen

 

Expenditures:

 $110

Lindale Chamber of Commerce

 

$144

Hideaway News

 

$724

All American Party Rentals

 

$750

Tyler Today

 

$1,250

Smith County Republican Party

 

$3,000

Group M7 Design

 

$6,000

Renard Group

 

$8,430

Sign Masters

 

GARY PINKERTON

Contributions:

$100

Annie Moore

Lisa Williams

Leroy Francis

David Houston

Terrance Moore

 

$200

Bobby Garmon

Raymond Lee

Bobby and Cheryl Garmon

 

$250

Jonathan Jones

 

$500

Mike Dodson

 

$1,000

Don McPherson

Leamon Caldwell

 

Expenditures:

 

$163

TAABS

 

$245

City of Tyler Rose Garden

 

$723

Danwal Inc.

 

$1,613

Tyler Embroidery

 

LARRY SMITH

Contributions:

$100

Jamie Boring

Ann Lawrence

Michael Bosworth

Sam Griffith

Joe McMahan

Suzanne Mitchell

Hugh Adams

John and Hope Short

M. Jane and J. Ashton Oravetz

Allen and Carol Conner

Joseph and Martha Roena Milan

Scott Shaver

Elmer and Betsy Ellis

Donny and Pattie Green

Paul and Cathy Powell

Gayle and Thom Steiner

James and Noella Gregory

Don and Judy Malone

George and Linda Rowe

Ruth and James Compton

Dean and Brenda Cagle

James Murphy

Edgar and Jo Helen McGee

Ernest Gower

Suzanne Mitchell

John Payne

Steve and Lisa Watson White

Nathan and Mary Lynn Powell

Janet Baber

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nunnally

Louie Gohmert (in kind contribution)

 

$140

Alan Haynes

 

$150

William Wylie

David and Jane Thedford

David and C.K. Paulk

Randall Clark

Norris Wimberley III

 

$155

William DeLong

 

$175

Matt and Jasilyn Schaefer

JoAnn Fleming (in kind contribution)

 

$200

B. Diane and Stephen Rydzak

JoAnn and Brenton Fleming

Bob Brewer

Mr. and Mrs. Don Thedford

Jim Gillen

Steve Bratteli

L. Michael and Donna Metke

Freddie and Laura Geese

Jack and Peggy Day

Roger and Rachel Worden

Demaris Moore

Morris Hallman

Renna Embry

Dan Patrick (in kind contribution)

 

$250

Don and V’Ann Byrne

J.W. Arnold

Dr. and Mrs. David Dykes

Alan and Mary Elizabeth Jackson

Mary Elizabeth and Alan Jackson

Thomas and M. De La Garza Graham

Kenneth Threlkeld

Jacky and Misty Lee

Keith Lawyer

Susan and Robert Davis

Rick and Bonnie Rayford

Jeff and Debra Johnston

Gary and Deborah Sapp

James and Teresa Hodge

Joey Coker (in kind contribution)

 

$300

Fred and Jackie Little

Joseph Wilmon

Richard and Suzanne Handley

T.H. Alexander

Steve Riley

Riley Joe and Elaine Harris

Vernon Kent and Theresa Ann Nicholson

Joseph Wilmon

D.M. Edwards

Alan Haynes (in kind contribution)

 

$425

Sam Loria

 

$450

Tom Ellis (in kind contribution)

 

$500

R. Lanier Richey

Don Gabriel

Mr. and Mrs. John Moss

Melvin and LaJenia Ruyle

Terry and Trey Graham

Bob and Michael Herd

A.E. Gene Shull

Gaylord Hughey Jr. 

Herb and Melvina Buie

Leonard Leifer

George and Jennifer Bane

David and Sharon Emmert

Robert and Cynthia Westbrook

Tom McLemee

Joe and Lois Dark

Joey Coker

Mitch Henderson

 

$625

Alan Brown

 

$650

John Moore

 

$700

Bobby Richardson (in kind contribution)

 

$800

Ann Philips

 

$850

Grant Huff

David and Debbie Bush

John R. Smith

 

$900

Donny and Patti Green

 

$950

Mariann Middleton

 

$1,000

Stephen Wolf

F.R. Buck Files Jr.

Robert Parker

Rickey Kinsey

Rebecca Roark

R.C. Bobby Curtis

Larue Decker

Robert Patterson

Scott Jordan

Dan and Carolyn Browder

Mickey Redwine

Mike and Carla Bacica

 

$1,200

Harry Leatherwood (in kind contribution)

 

$1,500

Robert Richey

John Harper

 

$1,600

Robert Peddy

Cole Hefner

 

$1,975

Travis Sealey

 

$2,000

Dabney Richey

Jimmy and Carri Jackson

Harry and Dawn Leatherwood

 

$4,000

John Harper (in kind contributions)

 

$5,000

Tom Ellis

Randal and Donna Brooks

 

$6,050 (in kind contributions)

John and Cindy Harper

 

Expenditures:

 

$100

Matt Schaefer Campaign

Thin Blue Line

Make a Wish Foundation

 

$103

Sam’s Club

 

$104

Tractor Supply

 

$120

Noonday Hardware

 

$130

Cavender’s

 

$135

Loudermilk Photography

 

$142

Super 1 Food Stores

 

$160

Green Acres Baptist Church

 

$172

U.S. Postal Service

 

$173

iPhone ER 2

 

$176

Corner Bakery

 

$175

Garrick Hayes

 

$210

Tyler Beverages

 

$215

Cole Cellular

 

$223

Elliot Electric Supply

 

$235

Smith County Republican Women

 

$250

Cross Brand Cowboy Church

Lory Lorenzen

Children’s Advocacy Center

 

$258

El Charro

 

$265

Boot Campaign

 

$270

Atwood’s Farm and Ranch

 

$320

Tyler Paper

 

$331

Square

 

$500

National Rifle Association

Matthew Hogan Photography

 

$507

Sheri Johnston

 

$686

Office Depot

 

$1,250

Smith County Republican Party

 

$2,299

Impressive Images

 

$3,843

Global Mailing

 

Designer Graphics

$4,515