The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Illinois during the week of Aug. 2.
Top campaign contributions for the week of August 2 in Illinois
| Campaign Committee | Candidate | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Giannoulias | Alexander Giannoulias | $101,500 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | Don Harmon | $99,400 |
| Illinois Pipe Trades PEF | Michael F. Sheahan | $88,757 |
| Friends of Ram | Ram Villivalim | $79,500 |
| Friends of Christopher Belt | Christopher Belt | $60,900 |
| Friends of Leslie A Hairston | Leslie A. Hairston | $35,790 |
| Fowler for Senate | Dale Fowler | $31,500 |
| Citizens for Marty Quinn | Marty Quinn | $30,000 |
| Friends of Bob Morgan | Bob Morgan | $28,223 |
| Friends of Nicholas Smith | Nicholas Smith | $27,000 |
| Friends of Kam Buckner | Kambium E. Buckner | $24,598 |
| Friends of Edgar Gonzalez Jr | Edgar Gonzalez | $23,550 |
| Friends of Aaron Ortiz | Aaron M. Ortiz | $20,000 |
| Citizens for Castro | Cristina Castro | $19,350 |
| Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez | Elizabeth Hernandez | $19,200 |
| Friends of Jaime M Andrade Jr | Jaime Andrade Jr. | $19,100 |
| Friends of Sheila Chalmers- Currin | Sheila Chalmers-Currin | $18,895 |
| Dave Syverson Campaign Committee | Dave Syverson | $18,500 |
| Friends of Don Gray | Don Gray | $18,000 |
| Citizens for Saviano | Angelo Skip Saviano | $17,150 |
| Ozinga for Illinois | Tim Ozinga | $17,000 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Toni Preckwinkle | $14,500 |
| Citizens for Linda Holmes | Linda Holmes | $14,500 |
| Robin for Leadership | Robin Kelly | $13,865 |
| Citizens for Presta | Louis Presta | $13,000 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Bill Cunningham | $11,500 |
| Friends of Mattie Hunter | Mattie Hunter | $10,845 |
| Friends for Debra Silverstein | Debra Silverstein | $10,500 |
| Friends of Mark Stephens | Mark Stephens | $10,500 |
| Citizens for John Noak | John D. Noak | $9,500 |
| 47th Ward Regular Democratic Organization | John Jack Lydon | $9,500 |
| Friends for Fritz | Fritz Kaegi | $9,000 |
| Committee to Elect Don Knapp | Don Knapp | $8,700 |
| Cmte to Elect Howard B Brookins, Jr | B. Howard Brookins Jr. | $8,500 |
| Jil Tracy for State Senate | Jil Tracy | $8,250 |
| Friends of Robyn Gabel | Robyn Gabel | $8,000 |
| Citizens for Durkin | James B. Durkin | $8,000 |
| Friends of Robert Martwick | Robert Martwick | $8,000 |
| Friends of Nicholas Sposato | Nicholas Sposato | $6,700 |
| Friends of Win Stoller | Win Stoller | $6,500 |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr | Marcus C. Evans Jr. | $6,500 |
| Committee to Elect Robert J Lovero | Robert J. Lovero | $6,250 |
| Caruana for Winnebago County Sheriff | Gary Caruana | $5,850 |
| Citizens for Bob Berlin | Robert Bob Berlin | $5,750 |
| Friends of George A Cardenas | George A. Cardenas | $5,500 |
| Friends of Laura Fine | Laura Fine | $5,500 |
| Brad Stephens for State Representative | Brad Stephens | $5,000 |
| Friends of Mary E Flowers | Mary E. Flowers | $5,000 |
| Friends of Jeff Deppe | Jeff D. Deppe | $5,000 |
| Friends of Lance Yednock | Lance Yednock | $4,831 |
| Committee to Elect Will Guzzardi | William Spector Guzzardi | $4,750 |
| Ellman for IL Senate D21 | Laura Ellman | $4,500 |
| Hopkins for Chicago | Brian Hopkins | $4,500 |
| Friends of David A Welter | David A. Welter | $4,250 |
| Neighbors for Harry Osterman | Harry Osterman | $4,000 |
| Friends of Sophia King | Sophia King | $4,000 |
| Jones for State Representative | Thaddeus Jones | $3,950 |
| Friends of Frank Zuccarelli | Frank M. Zuccarelli | $3,500 |
| Friends of Rita Mayfield | Rita Mayfield | $3,500 |
| Friends of Holly Kim | Holly Kim | $3,375 |
| Citizens For Asbell | Brian Asbell | $3,150 |
| Committee to Elect Daniel P Conness | Daniel Conness | $3,000 |
| Bailey for Illinois | Daren Bailey | $3,000 |
| Friends for Anna Moeller | Anna Moeller | $3,000 |
| Friends of Paul O’Grady | Paul A. O’Grady | $2,752 |
| Mendrick for Sheriff | James Mendrick | $2,700 |
| Citizens for Charlie Meier | Charles E. Meier | $2,350 |
| Julie Morrison for State Senate | Julie. Morrison | $2,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jay C Hoffman | Jay Hoffman | $1,952 |
| Friends of Barrett F Pedersen | Barrett F. Pedersen | $1,950 |
| Citizens for Gene Schulter | Eugene C. Schulter | $1,855 |
| Barrington Township Republican Org | Robert D. Alberding | $1,800 |
| Citizens for Ford | James W. Ford | $1,750 |
| Elect Dan McConchie | Dan McConchie | $1,500 |
| Friends for Donna Miller | Donna Miller | $1,500 |
| Citizens for Maldonado | Roberto Maldonado | $1,500 |
| Irvin for Aurora | Richard C. Irvin | $1,150 |
| Northfield Twp Regular Republican Org | Peter T. Amarantos | $1,140 |
| Citizens for Schimpf | Paul Schimpf | $1,140 |
| Friends of Jason Barickman | Jason Barickman | $1,000 |
| Daniel Didech Campaign Committee | Daniel Didech | $1,000 |
| Unite 88 | Karla Bailey-Smith | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Pat Dowell | Pat Dowell | $1,000 |
| Friends of Gilbert Villegas for Alderman | Gilbert Villegas | $1,000 |
| Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs | Paul Jacobs | $1,000 |
| Friends of Kim DuBuclet | Kim Dubuclet | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Karen Yarbrough | Karen Yarbrough | $1,000 |
| Friends of Matt Martin | Matt Martin | $1,000 |
| Citizens to Elect Tom Weber | Tom Weber | $1,000 |
| Maria For The 49th Ward | Maria Hadden | $1,000 |
| Friends of Dan Swanson | Dan Swanson | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Marlin | Diane Wolfe Marlin | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Ken Crowley | Ken Crowley | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Sara Feigenholtz | Sara Feigenholtz | $1,000 |
| Committee to Elect Jennifer Bertino Tarrant | Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant | $1,000 |
| Elect Corinne Pierog | Corinne Pierog | $1,000 |
| Elect Rachel Ventura | Rachel Ventura | $884 |
| Operators Action Fund | John Bradley | $789 |
| Vote Drew Georgi | Andrew Georgi | $699 |
| Citizens for Hammond | Norine Hammond | $650 |
