Here’s a look at how fundraising shook out in the first half of the year, and how financially prepared the winners of major local government races are for the November general election.

Candidates who already hold elected office dominated in many local races, winning re-election outright in certain Las Vegas and North Las Vegas council races and getting promotions in Henderson and Boulder City.

Down-ballot races often play a bigger role in the day-to-day life of communities with school boards setting education policy and municipal governments overseeing land use planning and business licensure.