Of the five Cincinnati City Council candidates who have raised the most in campaign contributions, only one is not an incumbent.

FUND RAISING

Candidates for Cincinnati City Council reported their fund raising through Oct. 17 in filings with the Hamilton County Board of Elections:   • Pat DeWine $309,580   • David Pepper $242,867   • John Cranley $164,325   • Chris Monzel $127,527   • Alicia Reece $103,460   • David Crowley $100,001   • Lawra Baumann $91,162   • Minette Cooper $80,167   • James Tarbell $66,977   • Jane Anderson $66,699   • Dawn Denno $62,143   • Todd Ward $33,583   • Laketa Cole $33,528   • Paul Booth $33,367   • Akiva Freeman $10,488   • Tom Jones $9,645   • John Schlagetter $5,235   • Sam Malone $4,579   • Clarence Williams $3,123   • Nate Livingston $2,360   • Ken Anderson $1,085   • Wes Flinn $657  *Tori Andrews, Theo Barnes, William Kirkland and Eric Wilson did not file reports. Candidates who raise less than $1,000 are not required to file.

        David Pepper has raised $242,867 as of Oct. 17, giving him the second-highest total and making him one of two candidates who have raised more than $200,000.

        Councilman Pat DeWine has raised the most money, $309,580, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Hamilton County Board of Elections.

        Mr. Pepper, a novice politician, has $78,542 more in his war chest than the third-highest fund raiser, Councilman John Cranley. Some of those donations come from notables such as Rosie O'Donnell and Vidal Sassoon.

        Mr. Cranley is followed by Councilman Chris Monzel, who has raised $127,527 and Councilwoman Alicia Reece with $103,460.

        Although finance reports were due Thursday, confusion over rules caused nearly half of the 26 candidates to under-report.

        Instead of reporting comprehensive earnings, as required, 12 candidates reported earnings only since the last campaign filing deadline Sept. 7.

        Julie Stautberg, board of elections director, says the Sept. 7 deadline was imposed under a new city ordinance. Thursday's deadline is mandated by the state and has nothing to do with the city.

        She has asked Ohio officials to advise whether candidates should refile or amend their reports.

        Five council members — Mr. DeWine, Mr. Monzel, Mr. Cranley, Minette Cooper and Paul Booth — were among those to under-report.

        Eleven candidates have raised less than $10,000.

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