The four candidates for two judge positions in the 13th Judicial Circuit are raising a lot of money in their attempts to win the jobs, but none has come close to matching the fundraising of incumbent Republican Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs.

Thats in part because Jacobs is investing a lot in his own campaign. Of the $112,236 he reported to the Missouri Ethics Commission that he had raised by Oct. 1, $65,777 came from himself.

Jacobs and his opponent, Democrat Finley Gibbs, filed their quarterly campaign finance reports with the ethics commission earlier this week. Gibbs reported raising a total of $39,887.

Jacobs report says he had $89,144 remaining in his campaign account, while Gibbs had $5,812.

Democrat Finley Gibbs raised $12,385 since his last financial report filed in September and has $5,811.83 left on hand. Republican Brouck Jacobs has raised $3,258 in the same period and has $89,143.99 left.

Gibbs said Wednesday that hes satisfied with the donations hes received. Jacobs said the same of his campaign.

Im pleased with the contributions Ive received, Jacobs said. I think it shows a broad base of support from attorneys and both Democrats and Republicans.

Jacobs received $19,025 in donations from people who listed their occupation as attorney.

Randy Flow, an attorney at Flow Law Office, gave $300 to the Jacobs for Judge campaign.

I just met him, but Ive had other lawyers whove seen him work and seem to like him, Flow said. I think hes doing a great job. He seems to be fair.

Gibbs received $3,877 from attorneys but thinks the true support is harder to measure.

On the one hand, they want to support their friends and acquaintances, but on the other hand they dont want to show favoritism for a potential judge, Gibbs said.

District 11 Associate Circuit Judge

The contest for the Division 11 bench is between incumbent Republican Josh Devine and Democrat Stephanie Morrell, an assistant prosecutor in the Boone County prosecutors office.

The campaign finance reports they filed showed that Devine had raised a total of $36,527 by Oct. 1, while Morrell had raised $17,370.

Devine reported spending $16,427, while Morrell had spent $11,053.

Devine said Tuesday that hes happy with the money hes raised thus far but will continue soliciting contributions in the three weeks that remain before the election.

I am going to continue to work my tail off at every facet of the campaign, Devine said.

Devine has received nearly $14,000 in contributions from attorneys, including his wife, Christina Devine, who had contributed more than $4,000.

Glen Ehrhardt, a principal at the law firm Rogers, Ehrhardt, Weber & Howard, LLC, and a former colleague of Devines, donated $1,000 to the campaign.

It was an easy decision for me to support him, Ehrhardt said.

Ehrhardt praised Devine for the respect and competence he shows as a judge. Ehrhardt was also joined by his colleagues James Howard and Elizabeth Weber in donating at least $1,000.

I have been thrilled with the ton of support from the attorneys and the legal community, Devine said. I think it reflects very well on me in terms of what Im doing on the bench.

Morrell by Oct. 1, had received a total of $8,418 from attorneys. Jase Carter, an attorney from St. Louis, donated $250 to Morrells campaign because her story resonated with him.

I know shes smart (and) has a ton of experience, Carter said. Its obviously needed. Shes a real kind of stand-up person.

Carter occasionally travels to Boone County to practice law and said he believes Morrell will do the best job.

Morrell said most of her fundraising tactics have been to spread the need for donations by word of mouth and to host events.

The amount of people that have contributed to my campaign shows the support I have, she said.

Morrell posted another push for contributions on her Facebook page earlier this month. She feels confident with where her funding stands now, she said.

A lot of my supporters have volunteered to knock on doors and get the word out, Morrell said. So thats really our focus these last few weeks.