Ardmore: Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

Pennsylvania voters will take to the polls on April 26 to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, it could be a close race on the Republican side.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson has raised $748,148 in individual donations in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission, leading the state in donations despite polling in last place among remaining candidates nationally.

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

• Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — $738,627
• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $660,260
• Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $240,649
• Donald Trump — $49,191

National contribution numbers tell a similar story, with Carson leading 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 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 the Ardmore area? These are the individual contributions of at least $250 to Republican campaigns:

Ben Carson

Ted Cruz

• Lisa Sandler, - $2700
• Bradford Sandler - $2700
• Kevin Williams - $1000
• Craig Snider - $2700

Marco Rubio

• Dan Heist - $250
• Charles Hallinan - $2500
• Judith Taylor - $1000
• Beryl Dean - $500
• John Chou - $1800
• Jeffrey Bartos - $2700
• Darryl May - $1000
• Kevin Williams - $1008
• Joseph Spiegel - $250
• Lenard Cohen - $250
• Frederick Kirschner - $250

John Kasich

• Nicholas Debenedictis - $1000
• Thomas Hays - $1000
• James Hays - $500
• Jeffery Mack - $500
• Ted Peters - $500
• Anthony Zarella - $500
• James Buck - $500
• Jerry Johnson - $500
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Donald Trump

• Chris Morse - $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.

The last time Pennsylvania voted in a Republican presidential primary in 2012, the state’s citizens overwhelmingly chose Mitt Romney over Ron Paul.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on election day.