The numbers are in, and Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe raised more than $33,200 on his path to defeat incumbent Barry Janyk, who clocked just less than $6,500.
Rowe left his rivals in the dust, raising five times more than the incumbent mayor. He also raised $6,289 more than all other Gibsons campaigns combined.
Rowe's campaign cost $24,700, more than half of which was spent to compensate campaign workers who helped him win by 365 votes.
His second highest expense was advertising, a bill that reached $9,832.
Often criticized during the campaign for what opponents described as financing from offshore interests, Rowe's major business contributions were all derived from local sources, according to his disclosure statement.
The highest individual contribution came from Rowe's own pockets, as he began the campaign on his own dime, eventually spending $8,000 by Nov. 7, 2011.
While contributions exceeded expenses by $8,464, Rowe was able to reimburse himself with only $787.20 at election's end, as the bulk of his surplus came from in-kind contributions, he said.
Jo-Anne McNevin was one such contributor, providing $6,000 in-kind throughout the campaign to become Rowe's largest gifter. Cody Robinson was number two, stepping in to offer $1,500.
Gibsons business owner Klaus Fuerniss was listed on Rowe's books for $1,000. He was also a major donator to the campaigns of Charlene SanJenko, Hammy McClymont, Brian Sadler and Gerry Tretick.
Broken down into major contributions, Rowe raised $12,900 from 19 individuals who gave between $100 and $6,000, either in cash or in-kind.
Gifts over $100 to his campaign from businesses totalled $11,851 with the largest donations coming from Harnick Holdings Ltd., FBC Rentals Ltd., Seamount Enterprises Ltd. and Coastal Craft Welded Aluminum Boats Ltd., all of which donated $1,000.
Of the businesses that donated to the mayor's campaign, five are listed as having non-Gibsons addresses. The farthest from home was Hiballer Productions Inc., which donated $200 from a Halfmoon Bay address.
For Janyk, financing fell short of campaign expenses by $2,179. The former mayor broke the budget on advertising, spending almost $4,200 on ads and a further $2,682 on signage, flyers and brochures.
Contributions to Janyk's campaign came mostly from individuals. The largest single gift to his campaign was $1,000, made by Moira McPhedron.
Sunshine Coast Con-cerned Citizens with Responsible Development provided Janyk with $205 in-kind. Elected councillor Daniel Bouman also benefitted from their advertising contribution.
Janyk's contribution to his own campaign totalled $131.43.
Of the elected councillors, the best fundraiser was Bouman, adding $1,000 of his own cash to $3,775 in donations. Because his campaign rang in at $3,722, Bouman was able to reimburse himself.
After Bouman were SanJenko at $3,450 and Tretick with $3,050.
Coun. LeeAnn Johnson raised the least of those elected to council with $2,435. She also ran the cheapest successful campaign, spending $1,657 on her way to finishing second and securing another term.
After spending $1,000, Johnson was able to reimburse herself with $778.
Besides Janyk, the most expensive campaign that did not succeed was McClymont's with a final bill of $4,925.
McClymont was able to raise $5,185 during election season. Of the remaining $660 in his account, $400 was used as a reimbursement while the rest was donated to the Salvation Army and Sunshine Coast Community Foundation.
Brian Hubenig, who finished last in the polls, raised the least amount of money with $300.
Incumbent Bob Curry raised $10 more than Hubenig and finished second-to-last in the poll. The Curry campaign was, however, more expensive, costing $2,189.
This was enough to garner the former councillor 235 more votes than Hubenig, but left him 172 votes shy of being elected.
Mayoral candidate Arthur Shaw did not file a financial disclosure.
