District 7 Hamilton County Board of Education candidate Linda Mosley outraised competitor Michael Dzik in the last four months, but almost half of her contributions came from a $10,000 personal loan to her campaign, records show.

Ms. Mosley brought in $21,216 in total receipts — including the loan to herself on April 10 — compared to Mr. Dzik’s $13,204, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. Mr. Dzik did not loan himself any money for the Aug. 7 election, according to the reports.

Mr. Dzik and Ms. Mosley are seeking the District 7 seat being given up by school board member Joe Conner, who is not running for another term.

Ms. Mosley said she loaned herself the money at the beginning of the race and hopes to be able to pay herself back. She said she’s pleased with her fundraising activity.

“I feel like I’ve had a really good response communitywide,” she said.

Her reports show Ms. Mosley spent $15,046 in the pre-general election reporting period, which ran through Monday. Mr. Dzik spent $12,394, according to documents.

Ms. Mosley’s contributions included $200 from Hamilton County Commissioner Larry Henry, $250 from RiverCity Co. President Paul Brock and $150 from Hamilton County GOP Vice Chairman Brett Hale, according to documents.

Mr. Dzik received $500 from Charles Lebovitz, chairman and CEO of CBL & Associates Properties Inc.; $500 from Michael Lebovitz, senior vice president of development with CBL; and $500 from the Southeast Tennessee Political Action Committee.

“My donations came in from an extremely diverse group of folks,” Mr. Dzik said.

Meanwhile, documents show District 4 school board challenger Gregg Juster raised roughly the same amount of money this period as incumbent Debra Matthews. Mr. Juster posted $3,555 in this period, compared to $3,530 raised by Mr. Matthews.

Mr. Juster, who received $200 from businessman Oscar Brock and $250 from architect David Hudson, said the amount of money raised doesn’t forecast how a race will turn out.

“If I win it’s because I’ve knocked on just an enormous amount of doors in the whole district,” he said. “That’s how I get elected. It has nothing to do with money.”

Ms. Matthews, whose donations included $250 from school board attorney Scott Bennett and $150 from RiverCity’s Mr. Brock, said she hopes to bring in another couple of thousand dollars before Thursday’s election.

“I thought it was great that I was able to raise that much, but I do need more,” she said.

In the District 2 race, incumbent Chip Baker outraised challenger Joe Dumas $20,260 to $6,909, documents show. Mr. Baker spent $16,018, compared to Mr. Dumas’ $2,919, records show.

Mr. Baker’s contributions included $100 from Hamilton County Commissioner Richard Casavant and his wife, Jane, and $100 from Erlanger President and CEO Jim Brexler.

Mr. Dumas got $323 worth of contributions from District 1 school board member Rhonda Thurman. Those donations included $123 given as an in-kind donation for postage, according to documents. Mr. Dumas and Ms. Thurman, along with Mr. Juster, are members of what they call the “Back on Track 2008” team in the election.

Ms. Thurman, who faces no opposition in her bid for re-election, raised $1,150 in the recent reporting period, according to her disclosure statement. She spent $815, the statement shows.