GREENFIELD — Though both mayoral candidates have raised close to $9,000 for their campaigns since the start of 2023, incumbent Roxann Wedegartner has about three times more cash on hand than Precinct 3 City Councilor Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher.

As of the latest funding report, Wedegartner has $9,191 on hand, with expenditures in 2023 totaling $2,058, according to the Office of Campaign Political Finance. By comparison, DeSorgher has $3,579 on hand, with a total of $4,449 in expenditures to date.

Wedegartner and DeSorgher both announced their candidacies for mayor earlier this year. DeSorgher, 71, announced hers in March and Wedegartner, 76, who took office for her first term in January 2020, announced in May that she planned to run for a second four-year term.

Following a handful of incremental donations throughout the year, July was a particularly busy month for Wedegartner’s campaign, with $6,216 in donations, according to the August Office of Campaign Political Finance report. Since her campaign began she has garnered support from numerous local business and community leaders, including Sandri Inc. CEO Timothy Van Epps ($2,000) and Vice President Wendy Van Epps ($2,000); Franklin Regional Council of Governments Executive Director Linda Dunlavy ($50); retired Greenfield Public Library Director Ellen Boyer ($100); Cohn & Company President Timothy Grader ($250); and her former Chief of Staff Dani Letourneau ($100).

The Massachusetts & Northern New England Laborers’ District Council, a labor union, donated $500 to Wedegartner. She also has received a handful of donations from out-of-state individuals.

DeSorgher’s campaign, meanwhile, raised between $1,000 and $2,000 during various months of the year. In June, the campaign brought in $2,455, with donations largely from private residents. Donors so far include Precinct 8 Councilor Doug Mayo ($100); Precinct 4 Councilor John Bottomley ($500); attorney and former City Councilor Isaac Mass ($50); former Human Rights Commissioner Wendy Goodman ($300); and attorney David Simanski ($450). Three residents who are seeking election to City Council in November — Jesus Leyva, Wahab Minhas and Michael Mastrototaro — offered their support with small donations. The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which also recently announced its endorsement of DeSorgher, donated $200 to her campaign.

As for expenditures, May marked a significant month for DeSorgher’s campaign, with $3,440 spent on materials and services rendered at Baker Office Supply, Connolly Printing, Copycat Printing and Home Depot for signs, thank you notes and a banner.

In July, Wedegartner’s campaign spent $1,447 on yard signs at Connolly Printing. Other expenditures to date were minimal, such as $166 for buttons in May.

With only two mayoral candidates on the ballot, the requirements to hold a preliminary election, which had been planned for Sept. 12, to narrow the field have not been met, according to the City Clerk’s Office. Nomination papers with signatures from registered voters were due back to the city clerk on July 25.

The general election, therefore, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Greenfield High School gymnasium. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Per the charter, the City Clerk’s Office will schedule a drawing for ballot positions in advance.

Reporter Mary Byrne can be reached at mbyrne@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Twitter: @MaryEByrne.