The campaign finance reports for the four candidates battling to represent Senate District 18 tell four different stories.

Former Park County Commissioner Tim French has put in the most money from his own pockets and drawn the most from individual donors, for a total war chest of $19,830; current state Rep. David Northrup, R-Powell, collected the most from political action committees to amass nearly $14,200; Cody school board member Stefanie Bell attracted the largest number of individual donors to collect $12,580; and former park ranger Richard Jones has put in $2,650.

Tim French — $19,830

French reported committing $8,000 of his own funds, with another $1,100 from immediate family members (along with $125 worth of weekend dog-sitting donated by his grandchildren so he could campaign).

French also received $9,215 from 25 individuals and couples. The vast majority were local residents, but most of the dollars came from conservatives in other parts of Wyoming. Daniel and Carleen Brophy of Jackson gave French $3,000 and Susan Gore of Cheyenne — the founder of the Wyoming Liberty Group — gave $1,500. Jackson financier and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Foster Friess chipped in $1,000, with French becoming just the third Wyoming candidate to receive a donation from Friess this year.

He also received anonymous donations of $500 and $250 — one in late April and another in early June. His report says the money was “given by someone to a friend, who gave it to a friend, who then gave it to Tim’s campaign, and would not disclose the identity of the donor.”

French also received $500 from the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ political action committee and $265 from the Cody-based Republicans for Unity, led by tea party members Bob Berry and Vince Vanata.

As of Aug. 11, French had spent $19,185.20 on newspaper and radio ads, printings and mailings, campaign signs and a campaign website, among other expenses. That left $645.

David Northrup — $14,193

Northrup had raised and spent nearly $14,200 as of Aug. 7, according to his report.

A total of 19 individuals or couples had donated $4,300 toward his effort to move from the House to the Senate. Among the donors were: state Sen. Hank Coe, R-Cody, who Northrup is seeking to succeed ($250), House Speaker Pro Tempore Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale ($300); and Northwest College President Stefani Hicswa and her husband Scott ($50).

Northrup also received $7,600 from 11 political action committees representing Wyoming mining companies, rural electric associations, ranchers, state government employees, teachers, restaurants and hotels, contractors, lawyers, realtors and a Buffalo-based group called Future307, led by Johnson County Commissioner and political consultant Bill Novotny.

The largest contribution to Northrup’s campaign was a $2,500 payment from the Petroleum Association of Wyoming’s Political Action Council. Northrup’s campaign also collected $1,950 from groups representing five national corporations: oil and gas producers Chesapeake Energy and Devon Energy, insurers Cigna and Allstate and telecommunications equipment provider Motorola.

The report indicates Northrup spent $343.47 of his own money as well. He used the campaign funds on a mixture of newspaper and radio ads, mailings, a meet and greet, signs and other campaign materials.

Stefanie Bell — $12,580

Most of Bell’s funds came from 54 individual donors, who provided $7,375. Bell’s financial backers included Park County Commissioner Dossie Overfield ($100), fellow Cody school board members Cathy Roes and Tom Keegan and former State Auditor Cynthia Cloud ($100).

Her largest contribution, of $2,000, came from the Cowgirl Run Fund — a nonpartisan PAC working to elect more women to state and local offices in Wyoming. Bell also received $200 from a group representing Wyoming lawyers.

Bell said she’s put $3,000 of her own money toward her run, with expenses that included signs, a website, mailings, renting a couple venues for events and radio, newspaper and Facebook ads. She also advertised at the Compete for a Cause fundraiser.

Richard Jones — $2,650

Jones, of Wapiti, reported loaning his campaign $2,500, while receiving a $50 in-kind donation of food and a $100 donation from Scott Weber of Wapiti, a former Cody school board member and the partner of House District 24 candidate Nina Webber. Jones spent the money on newspaper and radio ads, yard signs, food and beverages and other materials.

He filed his report on Monday, six days after the Aug. 11 deadline. Jones explained in an email that he had mistakenly thought the reports were due Aug. 20.