McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler spent over $16,000 to win re-election.

Starting with about $4,500 in the bank on July 1st, he raised about $12,300 (including in-kind contributions) of during the last six months of 2010.

So, Koehler spent pretty much everything he had.

$12.24 is left.

All county board members must face the voters in 2012.

Koehler placed second to running mate Donna Kurtz in November.

He received 5,787 votes to Kurtz’ 7,202. Democrat Mark Booras got 4,587.

Since the top two were elected, Koehler won by 800 votes.

The cost per vote was $5.85.

The contributions which are large enough to require reporting to the Illinois State Board of Elections follow:

• $1,000 – Mathewson Right of Way Company, Frankfort
• $1,000 – Wheatland Title Guaranty Company, Yorkville
• $500 – Breeden, John Scott, Lakewood
• $500 – Comcast Financial Agency Corporation, Philadephia, PA
• $500 – T Engineering Service Ltd., Chicago
• $500 – W. Randal Baudin Attorney at Law, Dundee
• $500 – Zukowski Rogers Flood & McArdle, Crystal Lake
• $300 – Charles A. Southcomb & Associates, Joliet
• $300 – Crawford Murphy & Tilly Inc., Aurora
• $250 – Algonquin Penny L.P. c/o EJ Plesko & Associates, Madison, WI
• $250 – Alliance Contractors Inc., Woodstock
• $250 – Bravo Propertiesn, Oak Brook
• $250 – Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Co.
• $250 – Howard R. Green Company, Cedar Rapids, IA
• $250 – Jack Porter & Associates, Woodstock
• $250 – a World Famous Broasted Chicken d/b/a Crandalls Restaurant, Hebron
• $250 – Schain, Jerry, Lake Geneva, WI
• $200 – Nimmo, Anthony, Chicago, IL
• S200 – Shepard, Daniel, Lake in the Hills
• $200 – Smyder, James, Chicago
• $175 – Schillerstrom, Bob, Naperville

How did Koehler spend his $16,510.22?

Campaign consultant Cheryl Meyers got $2,463.

Others paid for campaigning include

• Amber Cooper for sign installation – $250
• Kris Koehler for sign installation & removal – $425
• Shirley Koehler for sign removal – $300
• Jean Schober for campaign filing – $525

Other expenditures include

• $2,850 – Door to Door Flyer QPS for “campaign flyers”
• $758 – Creager Press for “palm cards, etc.”
• $709 – Kwik Kopy for flyers/printing
• $500 – Friends of NRA
• $425 – Telephone
• $635 – Meals at The Breakers
• $324 – John Evans Restaurant
• $200 – NIU Foundation
• $180 – Web hosting at $30 per month nu Verity Three

In addition, there were unitemized expenses.