Crystal Lake, Cary: Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL - Illinois voters will take to the polls March 15 to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has raised $833,727 in individual donations in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Here’s how much the other Republican candidates have taken in from Illinoisians:

• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $676,155
• Neurosurgeon Ben Carson — $583,381
• Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $274,626
• Donald Trump — $47,847

Nationally, Carson leads the way, followed by Cruz, Rubio, Trump and Kasich.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While the campaigns have raised plenty of money through individual contributions, Super PACs have poured in tons of money to support campaigns as well.

Outside groups have raised $46,726,605 for Cruz, $13,807,549 for Carson, $34,313,903 for Rubio, $6,729,311 for Kasich and $1,894,509 for Trump, according to OpenSecrets.

Who’s giving money in Crystal Lake or Cary? These are the top individual contributions to Republican campaigns who donated over $250:

Marco Rubio

• Scott Szlachta of Crystal Lake: $2,700

Ted Cruz

• Dorothy B. Krueger of Crystal Lake: $565
• Karen E. Blucker of Crystal Lake: $475
• Fred Bock of Crystal Lake: $250
• Glen Koester of Cary: $250

Ben Carson

• Rinn Jean of Crystal Lake: $1,000
• Jean Rinn of Crystal Lake: $610
• Philip L. Weyna: $375
• Lyle A. Anderson of Crystal Lake: $350
• Jennifer Johnson of Crystal Lake: $250
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John Kasich

• Scott Szlachta of Crystal Lake: $2,700

Donald Trump

• Jessica Krowiak of Crystal Lake: $250

The maximum amount of money an individual can give to a campaign under federal law is $2,700.

Following voting in four states, Trump holds a commanding lead in delegate count with 82. Cruz has 17 pledged delegates, Rubio 16, Kasich 6 and Carson 4.