Donations can be made to political candidates in various amounts. The FEC regulates these donations, and individual groups, excluding PACs, must disclose donations over $250 per year.
The following table lists top 100 contributions donated to Richard Sean Parnell's campaign in October.
| Rank | Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Vandersloot | $5,600 |
| 2 | Scott O'Neal | $3,000 |
| 3 | Edward G. Atsinger III | $2,800 |
| 3 | Peter Zieve | $2,800 |
| 3 | Charles Schwab | $2,800 |
| 3 | Joe Popolo | $2,800 |
| 3 | Thomas R. Beckwith | $2,800 |
| 8 | David Hodge | $2,750 |
| 9 | Ronald Muhlenkamp | $2,500 |
| 9 | Nishan Vartanian | $2,500 |
| 11 | William Hand | $2,000 |
| 11 | Aaron Rectenwald | $2,000 |
| 11 | Kenneth Miller | $2,000 |
| 14 | Thoris Szczerba | $1,005 |
| 15 | William M. Keys | $1,000 |
| 15 | Phillip Frost | $1,000 |
| 15 | Alice Frankovitch | $1,000 |
| 15 | Herbert Shear | $1,000 |
| 15 | Steve Upton | $1,000 |
| 15 | Marlene Ricketts | $1,000 |
| 15 | Mike Lanier | $1,000 |
| 15 | Alan Shuckrow | $1,000 |
| 15 | Gus Owen | $1,000 |
| 15 | Carl Frankovitch | $1,000 |
| 15 | Courtney B. Borntraeger | $1,000 |
| 15 | Eric M. Frankovitch | $1,000 |
| 15 | Laura Pallan | $1,000 |
| 15 | Kendall J. Burt | $1,000 |
| 15 | Lawrence Blanford | $1,000 |
| 15 | Taylor W. Frankovitch | $1,000 |
| 15 | John Hornsburg | $1,000 |
| 15 | Robert Cox | $1,000 |
| 33 | Charles Lebeau | $750 |
| 34 | Kelly Welch | $700 |
| 34 | Julie Strauss | $700 |
| 36 | James C. Henry | $600 |
| 36 | Crystal Barr | $600 |
| 36 | Bradley K. Mellor | $600 |
| 36 | Peter E. Sheptak | $600 |
| 36 | Rebecca Tobin | $600 |
| 41 | Richard L. Stone | $550 |
| 42 | Kenneth Urish | $500 |
| 42 | John Friend | $500 |
| 42 | Narindra Bewtra | $500 |
| 42 | Chad Melberg | $500 |
| 42 | John Droste | $500 |
| 42 | Wallace Gauntner | $500 |
| 42 | William Brown | $500 |
| 42 | David Patee | $500 |
| 42 | Dorothy Ann Ritter | $500 |
| 42 | Mark Gerhart | $500 |
| 42 | Barry Griffiths | $500 |
| 42 | Glenn A. Mcevoy | $500 |
| 42 | Christopher Zubyk | $500 |
| 42 | Charles V. Baltic III | $500 |
| 42 | Rinaldo Acri | $500 |
| 42 | Raymond M. Smith | $500 |
| 42 | Edward Jesle | $500 |
| 42 | Diane L. Boone | $500 |
| 42 | Karen Nielson | $500 |
| 42 | Judy Grune | $500 |
| 42 | James F. Fanning | $500 |
| 42 | Donna Moran | $500 |
| 42 | Dan Hibma | $500 |
| 42 | Antoine Chammas | $500 |
| 42 | Victor Nichol Jr. | $500 |
| 42 | David J. Williams | $500 |
| 42 | Michael Braddock | $500 |
| 42 | Francis A. Cappetta | $500 |
| 42 | Frank B. Fuhrer III | $500 |
| 42 | Bill Beaver | $500 |
| 42 | Marjorie Thomas | $500 |
| 42 | Marise Morrow | $500 |
| 42 | Frank Hendron | $500 |
| 42 | Dale Fruman | $500 |
| 42 | Henry Dondero | $500 |
| 42 | David Wilke | $500 |
| 42 | Robert Edward Gates | $500 |
| 42 | Maria Hurlburt | $500 |
| 80 | Jane Cullum | $450 |
| 81 | Russell J. Greenhalgh | $400 |
| 82 | Bob Skinner | $350 |
| 82 | James Parker | $350 |
| 82 | Gary Vanwinkle | $350 |
| 85 | Carol Ann Haskins | $300 |
| 85 | Cameron Story | $300 |
| 85 | Donald Hendry | $300 |
| 85 | John E. Thomas | $300 |
| 85 | Russ M. Kight Jr. | $300 |
| 85 | Robert Zafaras | $300 |
| 91 | Alan Blair | $285 |
| 92 | Cindy Sunseri | $252 |
| 93 | Edward Yackovich | $250 |
| 93 | Michael Tacconelli | $250 |
| 93 | Edwin H. Gott Jr. | $250 |
| 93 | Robert Fricke | $250 |
| 93 | Corrine A. Dibenedetto | $250 |
| 93 | Christine Martone | $250 |
| 93 | Michael P. Casey | $250 |
| 93 | Darla M. Quinn | $250 |
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