Palatine: Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

PALATINE, 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 Palatine? These are the top individual contributions to Republican campaigns who donated over $250:

Marco Rubio

• Gerald F. Fitzgerald: $2,500
• Thomas Morrison: $250

Ted Cruz

• Robert Clough: $2,000
• Edward Louis: $1,075
• John Sullivan: $1,050
• Karie Nordin: $816.50
• Luis Mangubat: $535

Ben Carson

• Paul J. Frost: $600
• Donna R. Johnson: $500
• Edward Lois: $400
• Nicholas Athanas: $250

John Kasich

• Vincent J. Shanahan: $1,500
• Roger J. Bassi: $250
• Mark Zorko: $250

Donald Trump

• Brad/JudyKris Von Sydow: $300

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.