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UPDATE: This article has been updated to include Bobby Bunda and Jon Riki Karamatsu.

The money action in the lieutenant governor primary is on the Democratic side.

Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Schatz raised more money than his Democratic opponents during the last two months. But opponent Norman Sakamoto isn’t far behind and has more than three times as much cash on hand than Schatz, according to Wednesday’s candidate filings with the state’s .

Another Democratic contender, Bobby Bunda, brought in almost as much money as Sakamoto for the latest reporting period, and has almost three times as much cash on hand as Sakamoto.

The filings, which come just 10 days before the September 18 primary election, cover the reporting period from July 1 through September 3.

The reports are due by midnight. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, most of the leading candidates had filed their reports, except for Democrats Bobby Bunda and Jon Riki Karamatsu. Civil Beat will update this story when those filings are posted.

Here are the details from the six leading Democrat “LG” candidates (except for Bunda and Karamatsu) and the two Republican LG candidates. (There are also one lesser known Democrat and two independent party candidates in the LG race.)

Brian Schatz

Schatz raised $140,219 from July 1 to September 3, including a total of $128,772 in contributions of more than $100. The additions bring his contributions for this year to $532,252. He has also loaned his campaign $65,000.

Schatz spent $495,454 during the two-month period and $606,119 through the whole election cycle. As of September 3, he had $8,909 cash on hand.

The biggest recipient of Schatz’s spending was , a Virginia-based advertising firm. The campaign paid out a total of $400,530 to the company for five “TV ad spots.” It also spent $53,000 on advertising production with of Washington, D.C.

The Schatz campaign’s biggest single transaction was $198,744 paid to Media Strategies.

Read Schatz’s disclosure .

Norman Sakamoto

Democrat Sakamoto’s total contributions from July 1 to September 3 came to $106,884, including a total of $87,826 in contributions of $100 or more. He brought in a total of $448,263 for the entire election cycle. He started the election with almost $200,000 cash on hand.

Sakamoto spent $232,305 during the two-month period and $620,142 through the whole election cycle. As of September 3, he had $26,931 cash on hand.

Sakamoto spent the most to buy television ads on the main network affiliate stations through July, August and early September. The campaign paid out $32,487 for five ads on KHON2; $32,299 for five spots on KGMB9; $15,175 for five spots on KITV4; and $8,544 for two spots on KFVE — a total of $88,505.

The Sakamoto campaign’s biggest single transaction was $10,471 paid out to Stuart Yamane Creative Services LLC of Kaneohe for “creative and production services for broadcast campaign.”

Read Sakamoto’s disclosure .

Bobby Bunda

Democrat Bunda raised $102,457 for the two-month period, with only about $2,775 coming from contributions of $100 or less. To date, he’s raised $252,027, which adds to the $116,833 cash on hand he had at the start of his campaign.

Bunda spent less than Schatz and Sakamoto in the latest filing period. He spent $190,566 from July 1 to September 3, and $315,809 to date. As of September 3, he had $78,050 cash on hand.

The campaign’s biggest single transaction was $19,634 paid out to Inter-media Inc. of Honolulu.

Read Bunda’s disclosure .

Gary Hooser

Democrat Hooser’s total contributions from July 1 to September 3 came to $92,440, with a little more than half of that coming from contributions of more than $100. He’s raised $253,160 in contributions for the entire election cycle.

Hooser overspent during the latest reporting period and as of September 3, reported a deficit of $2,325. The campaign spent $115,946 during the two-month period and $319,426 for the whole election cycle.

The biggest recipient of Hooser’s spending was Honolulu advertising and marketing firm Loomis Inc., which was paid a total of $58,180 for print, television and radio advertising, and printing services. The Hooser campaign’s biggest single transaction was $12,115 to Loomis for TV ads.

Read Hooser’s disclosure .

Lyla Berg

Democrat Berg’s total contributions from July 1 to September 3 came to $19,386, including a total of $10,450 in contributions of more than $100. Her total contributions for the entire election cycle come to $47,086.

Berg spent $66,061 during the latest reporting period and $111,116 through the whole election cycle. As of September 3, she had $5,954 cash on hand.

The biggest recipient of Berg’s spending was Honolulu advertising firm The Schiller Agency, which received a total of $32,194 for advertising. The Berg campaign’s biggest single transaction was a $12,375 payout to Schiller for advertising.

Read Berg’s disclosure .

Jon Riki Karamatsu

Democrat Karamatsu only raised $1,050 from July 1 to September 3. He’s raised $100,135 to date, which adds to $20,097 he had on hand at the start of his campaign.

He reported no expenditures for the two-month period, but has spent $64,127 to date. As of September 3, he had $56,296 cash on hand.

Read Karamatsu’s disclosure .

Lynn Finnegan

Republican Finnegan’s total contributions from July 1 to September 3 came to $55,806, with $45,349 coming from contributions of more than $100. Her total contributions for the entire election cycle come to $122,186.

Finnegan spent $85,150 during the latest reporting period and $146,624 through the whole election cycle. As of September 3, she had $10,121 on hand.

The biggest recipient of Finnegan’s spending was Oceanic Time Warner Cable, which was paid $10,048 for television advertising. That purchase also was the Finnegan campaign’s biggest single transaction for the two-month period.

Read Finnegan’s disclosure .

Adrienne King

Republican King’s total contributions from July 1 to September 3 came to $22,320, including $4,270 in contributions of $100 or less. She brought in a total of $59,695 in contributions for the entire election cycle.

King spent $38,268 during the latest reporting period and $71,710 through the whole election cycle. As of September 3, she had $4,929 on hand.

The biggest recipient of King’s spending was of Honolulu, which was paid a total of $27,092 in 15 transactions during the latest reporting period. The King campaign’s single biggest transaction also was with Mana Means — $4,099 for “TV & Radio.”

Read King’s disclosure .