Mesa Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury has amassed a sizable war chest in her battle to keep her seat against newcomer Dorean Taylor, who’s raised about a third of that, according to campaign finance reports.

The all-mail recall election for Council District 2 voters on Nov. 4 was triggered after a resident, with the help of Turning Point USA, gathered more than enough signatures needed to remove the two-term councilwoman from office.

The special recall election will cost the city a minimum of $104,577.

Spilsbury has raised $94,207, according to her finance report filed earlier this month. That’s nearly $30,000 more than what she took in for her re-election campaign last year, when she handily beat her opponent in the July Primary. The councilwoman’s remaining balance was $1,631, according t

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