NASHUA – Alderman-at-Large Jim Donchess and former Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce head Chris Williams together spent $184,709 to win the top two slots in last month’s mayoral primary.

Campaign finance reports due Oct. 1 reveal that combined, Donchess and Williams raised $275,915 on the primary.

Williams continued to dominate fundraising with nearly $150,000 in donations, according to the second financial reports filed with the City Clerk’s office on Oct. 1. He reported raising $141,229 as of Aug. 19 when the first reports were due.

The former CEO and president of the chamber, Williams received an additional $8,770 in donations since then, according to his second financial reports filed Oct. 1.

Donchess, who was mayor from 1984-91, garnered another $24,934 in contributions since Aug. 19. This brings his total contributions to $125,915, according to his second financial reports filed Oct. 1.

Donchess reported a total $88,905 in expenditures; Williams spent a total $95,804, according to their filings.

Donchess was the top vote-getter in the Sept. 8 six-way primary, with 4,213 votes.

Williams, who is making his first bid for elected office, came in second, with 2,682 votes.

The two will face off in the Nov. 3 general election to succeed Mayor Donnalee Lozeau in the corner office. Lozeau did not seek re-election to a third four-year term.

Fundraising in this mayoral race outpaced any seen before in a municipal election, city officials have said.

The last contested mayoral primary occurred in 2007, when six candidates competed for a place on the general election ballot.

James Tollner and Lozeau won the primary, and Lozeau prevailed in the general election.

Lozeau reported raising $36,370 in contributions, and Tollner received $43,065, according to their first campaign reports. Lozeau’s total donations increased to $74,243 and Tollner’s jumped to $60,815 when they filed their second financial reports in October 2007.

Alderman-at-Large David Deane, who is president of the board, filed his final financial reports Sept. 8. They showed he raised a total of $27,160 and spent $26,281. Deane placed third in the primary, with 1,978 votes.

Michael Broderick did not file a second financial report as of the Oct. 1 deadline because he had neither raised nor spent additional funds since Aug. 19, City Clerk Patricia Piecuch said Friday.

Piecuch said Alderman-at-Large Dan Moriarty plans to file his second report on Monday. She said has yet to contact candidate Doug Carroll.