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Neck-And-Neck in Fundraising in Wicomico County Executive Race

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In the money race for the Wicomico County Executive incumbent Republican Bob Culver and independent candidate Jack Heath are less than two hundred dollar apart.

Culver has raised $23,460 compared to Heath’s $23,266.

The Democratic candidate John Hamilton has only pulled in just over $13-hundred.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that a large part of Culver’s war chest went to pay for advertising with just over $17-thousand for television and newspaper ads.

Meanwhile, Heath has spent around $78-hundred on televisio, radio and newspaper ads.

Another $7-thousand went to printed materials.

Heath has gotten an unusual boost this year from local Democratic leaders.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.