Since Jim Harrison decided to run as an Independent, there is a two-way race for the Republican nomination for McHenry County Sheriff.

It’s between Undersheriff Andy Zinke–Sheriff Keith Nygren’s choice–and former Des Plaines Police Commander Bill Prim, who has live in Cary for the last two decades.

Zinke started the year with $21,632.70

He now has $19,545

Zinke raised $240 during the first three months of the year and spent $2,327.56.

Here’s what he spent his money on:

• $300 – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mchenry County for a sponsorship
• $425.44 – On Target Range – Gunlocks
• $240 – Rotary Club Of Woodstock, Ticket Purchase
• $124.70 – TEC Communications, Crystal Lake – Yard Signs
• $79.25 – TEC Communications, Envelopes
• $300 – TEC Communications, Marketing
• $180.72 – Think Ink Inc, Crystal Lake, Campaign Shirts

Prim, on the other had, started out with $702.85, raised $50,100 and ended up with $40,802.69.

Where did the money come from?

Primarily from the Bull Valley Country Club featuring Newt Gingrich.

• $10,000 – Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Schaumburg
• $5,000 – Merryman Construction, Woodstock
• $4,000 – Gary Rabine, CEO, Rabine Group, Johnsburg
• $2,000 – Bulk Lift International, Carpentersville
• $2,000 – Tom Cooper, retired from Scott Forge approx 20 years ago, Wonder Lake
• Citizens to Elect Lou Bianchi, Crystal Lake
• $1,500 – Michael Miller, Michael, owner, M.J. Miller & Co., Barrington
• $1,500 – Ed Zeman, President, Zeman Homes, Chicago
• $1,000 – Joseph and Mary Alger, President, JAFrate, Crystal Lake
• $1,000 – Lou Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, Crystal Lake
• $1,000 – Intren, Union
• $1,000 – Tanza Kubacki, retired, McHenry
• $1,000 – William Lewis, CEO/self employed, Advanced Flexible Composites, Lake in the Hills
• $1,000 – Patrice Owens-Gutiere, Director, The Advantage Group
• $1,000 – Ray Scarpelli, Self-employed, Johnsburg
• $1,000 – Robert Wagner, owner, Land, Air, Sea Systems, Inc, Woodstock
• $500 – Cary Chessick, Arlington Ht
• $500 – Paul Darley, Itasca
• $500- Fifth District Ward Pac, Schiller Park
• $500 – Joe Franzone, Richmond
• $500 – Brian Furlong, Chicago
• $500 – G3 Construction Group, Willowbrook
• $500 – Raymond Gobberg, Cary
• $500 – William Graham, Kenilworth
• $500 – Keith Griffin, Mundelein
• $500 – Robert Hanlon, Woodstock
• $500 – Mark Herbick, Buffalo Grove
• $500 – Blake Hobson, Lakewood
• $500 – K-FIVE Construction, Lemont
• $500 – Donna Kelly, McHenry
• $500 – William Kennedy, Barrington Hills
• $500 – Jeffrey Ladd, Jeffrey, Woodstock
• $500 – Jerome Majewski, Crystal Lake
• $500 – Eileen Marhoefer, Crystal Lake
• $500 – Nicholas Mathey, Woodstock
• $500 – Michaels Subforu, Inc, Ingleside
• $500 – Jack Pease, McHenry
• $500 – Jonathon Pease, McHenry
• $500 – Plote Construction, Hoffman Estates
• $500 – William Riordan, Glenview
• $500 – Kevin Thompson, Gurnee
• $300 – Richard Harris, Hinsdale
• $300 – Ryan Laughlin, Pleasant Prairie, WI
• $250 – Joseph Fell, Belvidere
• $200 – Zane Seipler, Woodstock
• $200 – Trotter and Associates, St. Charles
• $200 – Eric Wasowicz, Palatine

$650 was unitemized by Prim like the $240 given to Zinke.

Prim gave $275 to the McHenry County Republican Central Committee, although $175 of that shows up under “expenditures,” rather than “transfers.” Zinke also gave $100 to some political committee, but did not reveal its identity.

All of Prim’s expenditures can be seen here.

The ones over $500 are

• $1,468- Carey International, Fredrick, DE, car rental
• $1,034.55 – Blue Soda Promo, Vernon Hills, promotional items
• $840 – Just Buttons, Branford, CT, promotional items
• $699 – Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Expo booth & State of the Community Luncheon
• $534.07 – Eventbrite.com, San Francisco, CA, website event fees and credit card processing
• $644.90 – 4AllPromos, Centerbrook, CT, promotional items
• $566.07 – Tiger Direct, Hoffman Estates, computer
• $500 – Patriots United, Woodstock, unity breakfast

Tomorrow: How is Independent Jim Harrison faring?