The candidates for District 4 supervisor are neck and neck in total donations for their campaigns this year, although in recent months Novato rancher Dominic Grossi raised more than Olema contractor Dennis Rodoni, according to campaign financial filings. 

In the crowded June primary that drew eight candidates, Mr. Rodoni nabbed the most votes—30.7 percent—and Mr. Grossi came in second with 26 percent, resulting in a November runoff. 

Mr. Grossi, who has been endorsed by former supervisor Gary Giacomini, Sheriff Bob Doyle, the Marin Independent-Journal and others, raised $14,656 between May 22 and June 30, the most recent period for which information is available. He has raised $80,803 in total this year, and has received no loans or in-kind contributions, according to filings. 

Most donations to Mr. Grossi, who aims to raise $150,000, were in the hundreds of dollars. About $33 was raised from people who gave less than $100 each (whose names are not listed in the financial filings). 

His biggest recent donation came from Access For Bikes, a nonprofit that advocates for more bike opportunities on trails. The group, which had donated $500 previously, gave him $2,000. “I’m supportive of getting kids on bikes…and better bike access when it’s feasible,” Mr. Grossi told the Light, noting that bicycling is a “healthy sport.” 

Mr. Rodoni, who gets a significant portion  of his donations from West Marin—over half of his recent donors were from the area—raised $6,799 in the most recent reporting period. About $700 of that came from donors who gave less than $100. 

In total, Mr. Rodoni has pulled in $73,250 in monetary contributions, over $5,000 worth of in-kind contributions and a $5,000 loan, putting him at about $84,600 in total contributions. 

He is close to his goal: he believes he needs between $100,000 and $125,000 to be competitive. Though he told the Light that he does not need any more signs, things like consulting work and mailers cost money, he said. 

Yet Mr. Rodoni, who received the endorsement of the Sierra Club, did return $100 that Huey Johnson, the head of the environmental nonprofit Resource Renewal Institute, donated to his campaign. “I decided I didn’t want to accept it as long as he was suing the park service,” said Mr. Rodoni, who, at the candidates’ night in May, called for Mr. Johnson to withdraw the lawsuit.