The latest campaign reports show Kirk Caldwell, who lost to Peter Carlisle by four percentage points in Honolulu’s special mayoral election, spent more than double what Carlisle did on the election. The city’s former managing director also raised more than twice what Carlisle did in the final two weeks and took out large loans.

The filings with the state cover all expenses and contributions between Sept. 4-18, the two weeks leading up to the election. Caldwell spent $1.27 million to Carlisle’s $510,079 through Sept. 18.

The reports are interesting given the numbers we saw at the polls on election day: Carlisle was losing steam while Caldwell was gaining ground. Carlisle was sworn in as mayor Monday.

Here’s a breakdown of the mayoral candidates who ran in the primary:

Peter Carlisle

Carlisle raised $79,359 between Sept. 4-18, bringing his total contributions for the primary election to $580,556.

Some of the larger donors during the reporting period included local developer Stanford Carr ($4,000), businessman Ben Yamamoto ($4,000), attorney William McCorriston ($3,000) and Outrigger Enterprises Inc. ($4,000).

Carlisle spent $80,544 between Sept. 4-18, and $510,079 total for the primary election.

The bulk of the campaign’s costs between Sept. 4-18 went toward television ads. Carlisle bought $40,406 worth of TV ads on the major network stations and cable channels. He also spent $5,987 on radio ads and $11,780 on print ads during the same time frame. The largest single transaction for the reporting period was $12,274 paid out to KGMB for advertising.

The next report, covering Sept. 19 to Oct. 18, is due Oct. 25.

Read Carlisle’s disclosure .

Kirk Caldwell

Caldwell’s campaign raised $163,847 between Sept. 4-18. He also took out $200,000 in personal loans, bringing total receipts for the reporting period to $363,847. His total contributions for the primary election came to $951,096.

Among the biggest donors during the reporting period were Mark Scheibe of rail contractor Parsons Brinkerhoff ($4,000), the Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry ($4,000), six employees with engineering firm R.M. Towill Corp. ($17,000), and the Hilton Hawaiian Village ($4,000).

Caldwell spent $375,298 between Sept. 4-18, and $1.27 million through Sept. 18. His biggest expenses for the reporting period went toward “media advertising.” The campaign spent $133,554 with Media Strategies & Research of Denver and another $49,227 with Washington, D.C.-based Hamburger with the Works, both for media advertising.

Read Caldwell’s disclosure .

Panos Prevedouros

Prevedouros, who finished third in the race, raised $55,892 from Sept. 4-18, and $188,018 total for the primary election. He spent $59,309 during the two weeks leading up to the primary and $166,336 for the election cycle.

Among his largest donors for the reporting period were real estate developer Jay Shidler, for whom the University of Hawaii’s business college is named after ($4,000), and the Hawaii Republican Party ($2,000).

Read Prevedouros’ disclosure .

Rod Tam

Tam brought in just $1,000 between Sept. 4-18 from three donors. The campaign raised a total of $23,380 for the entire primary.

Tam spent $4,130 during the two-week period, and $81,661 for the entire primary. Tam’s expenses leading up to the primary didn’t top $405. His single largest expense was $405 paid to the Treetops restaurant in Manoa for an event.

Read Tam’s disclosure .

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