WARREN — A month has passed since May’s primary election, and post-primary campaign finance reports filed with the Trumbull County Board of Elections reveal how candidates in hotly contested races fared before then.

The Friends of Michael J. Hovis, a group supporting Bazetta Township Trustee Michael Hovis as he won the Republican primary against incumbent Trumbull County Commissioner Denny Malloy, reported $1,755 carried over from the last report.

The committee received $3,951 in total monetary contributions and $3,000 in total other income for $8,707 in funds available.

Hovis reported $3,988 in expenditures, with advertising — $3,338 to Cumulis Youngstown for radio ads — accounting for the bulk of it days before the election.

Malloy reported a carryover of $36,826 from his last report and a $250 monetary contribution, bringing his total funds to $37,086. Of the carryover, $30,500 counted as outstanding loans owed by his committee, Friends of Denny Malloy.

Malloy’s report shows the biggest expenditure of the $15,661 utilized by his campaign was mailings, in a transaction to East Liverpool-based Spencer Federal, a political consulting and public affairs firm, for $13,099.

AUDITOR RACE

In the three-way Republican primary race for auditor, former and winner state Rep. Mike Loychik reported $3,829 brought over from his last report and $2,150 in monetary contributions, with $6,979 available.

Campaign materials made up the bulk of Loychik’s $6,623 in expenditures, with $5,478 going to Maryland-based Rightpath LLC.

Yoder, who came in second in that election, reported $1,324 brought in from her last report and $29,074 available.

Yoder left $10 on-hand, spending $9,859, $9,566 and $9,638 in three separate transactions with Canton-based Sliman’s Printery Inc. in a 12-day span.

Stacy A. Marling, Mahoning County’s chief deputy auditor and Bazetta’s fiscal officer, reported $2,427 brought over from her last report, but no other monetary contributions or other income.

Campaign videography made up the bulk of her spending, paying $1,000 to Boom Boom Productions for the service, and $684 in stamps for post cards made up most of the remaining spending.