Republican candidate Marci Mustello, by a 2-to-1 margin, outspent her two primary opponents combined.

Still, it was not enough to win the GOP nomination in the state House of Representatives' 11th District.

Money also proved a non-factor in the Democratic primary in the 11th District as top spender Nick Newcaster was soundly defeated.

Candidates on Thursday filed their post-primary campaign expense reports for the reporting period of April 13 to 27, which showed cash was not king in either race.

Republican nominee Brian Ellis spent $29,178 in the primary, far less than the $92,458 spent by Mustello, according to the candidates' reports.

Ellis, 34, of Butler Township, despite the lopsided spending margin, won the GOP nomination, receiving 3,016 votes to Mustello's 2,145.

The Rev. Bill Glassman, the third Republican candidate, spent $16,149 in the primary and captured 1,679 votes.

Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, Fred Vero, 58, of Butler Township spent $27,124 to earn the nomination.

He received 3,711 votes to Newcaster's 1,432 votes. Newcaster, whose latest report was not immediately available, had spent $29,173 as of April 12.

Ellis and Vero will square off in the Nov. 2 election for the 11th District seat being vacated by five-term Democratic state Rep. Guy Travaglio, who opted not to seek re-election this year.

The district is composed of the city of Butler; Buffalo, Butler, Clearfield, Donegal, Oakland, Summit, Winfield and Connoquenessing townships; and Chicora and East Butler boroughs.

Ellis, co-owner of Hansen Auto Sales and of Lyndora Beverage, raised $4,481 and spent $11,576 during the final two weeks leading up to the April 27 primary.

His biggest contributions during the latest reporting period were $1,600 from his father, James L. Ellis of Lyndora; and $500 each from the Pennsylvania Automotive Association and Pennsylvania Independent Automotive Dealers Association, a pair of Harrisburg-based political action committees.

Mustello, 33, of Butler Township, an aide to Republican U.S. Phil English, raised $39,457 and spent $49,939 during that same period.

The backed candidate of the House Republican Campaign Committee in Harrisburg, Mustello received $19,000 in direct contributions from the HRCC during the final two weeks of the campaign.

In all, the HRCC, the organization that decides which candidates to support with money and other resources, gave Mustello $34,000 in direct contributions during the primary.

English's campaign committee gave Mustello another $16,350 during the latest reporting period.

Most of Mustello's spending - or more than $36,000 - in the last two weeks of the campaign was used for ads on cable television.

Glassman, 41, pastor of the Church of the Living Word in Meridian, raised $2,620 and spent $8,103 during the latest reporting period.

Vero, who previously secured Travaglio's endorsement, raised $5,916 and spent $13,994 during the last two weeks of the campaign.

His most generous contributor during that time was the Pennsylvania State Education Association's political action committee, which gave $1,500.

Newcaster, 65, a retired AK Steel foreman, largely ran a self-financed campaign. An earlier report showed he had taken out a $40,000 loan for his committee.

The spending in the primary, meanwhile, cut deep but did not deplete the war chests of either nominee. Vero was left with $6,524 in his campaign coffers while Ellis had $1,245 cash on hand, their reports showed.

Money, however, should not be a pressing concern for Ellis or Vero since the HRCC and its counterpart, the House Democratic Campaign Committee, are expected to pour gobs of money into the district to back their respective candidates for the open seat.