Who Donated the Most Money to Democratic Presidential Campaigns in Southern Ocean County?

New Jersey voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, June 7, to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, Hillary Clinton should be a big winner on the Democratic side.

Clinton has received $ 2,698,782 so far in campaign donations from people in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission.

Her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has raised $548,270 in New Jersey.

That’s somewhat in line with nationwide numbers that show Clinton with $126.4 million in individual contributions compared with $95.4 million for Sanders.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While Clinton’s campaign has raised big bucks from individuals, she’s also been helped by massive money pouring in through Priorities USA Action, a pro-Clinton Super PAC that has raised more than $50 million in support of the former Secretary of State, according to OpenSecrets.

Sanders has raised just $44,968 from outside groups, according to OpenSecrets.

Clinton has four contributors in the Barnegat-Manahawkin Patch area who gave $100 or more to her campaign. Individuals can contribute a maximum of $2,700 to a campaign under federal law.

They are:

• Bruce Ewen - $575
• Jamie Griffin - $194
• Mary Ann Keenan - $1,275
• Maxine Hunter - $800

Six people in the Barnegat-Manahawkin Patch area have made individual contributions of $100 or more to Sanders:

• Martha Steinberg - $2,200
• Philip Bakelaar - $325
• Travis Frehafer - $620
• John Kline - $200
• Robert Beachman - $100
• Debra Plocher - $100

Following voting in three states, Clinton leads Sanders in pledged delegates, 52 to 51. But Clinton holds a commanding lead over the Vermont senator in the race for the nomination overall with the support of 445 superdelegates compared to just 18 superdelegates for Sanders.

The last time New Jersey voted in a Democratic presidential primary, the state’s registered Democrats chose Barack Obama with nearly 100 percent of the primary vote.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.