Mark Hanni outspent his opponent in appellate court race

YOUNGSTOWN — In the 7th District Court of Appeals race, challenger Mark A. Hanni raised more than $130,000 in his challenge to incumbent Judge Mary DeGenaro, who received about $50,000 in contributions.

Yet Judge DeGenaro beat Hanni by about 5.5 percentage points in the election.

Hanni received $20,145 in contributions for his failed campaign from donors between Oct. 18 and Dec. 7, according to post-general-election campaign-finance reports filed by Friday’s deadline.

Of that amount, all but $1,250 came before the Nov. 6 general election.

Also, Hanni loaned $10,000 to his campaign: $5,000 on Oct. 19 and another $5,000 on Oct. 26.

He also has $15,890 in debt owed to various media companies, restaurants and a Columbus law firm.

As of Dec. 7, Hanni had only $237 in his campaign account.

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