Westford's Top Republican Presidential Campaign Contributors

WESTFORD, MA - Massachusetts voters will take to the polls on Mar. 1 to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination in each party, and if campaign contributions are any indication of appeal, it could be a close race on the Republican side.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has raised $634,775 in individual donations in the state, according to publicly available contribution data from the Federal Election Commission, despite polling in third place among remaining candidates nationally.

Here’s how much the other Republican candidates have taken in from Massachusetts natives:

• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — $230,654
• Dr. Ben Carson— $241,501
• Ohio Gov. John Kasich — $174,766
• Donald Trump — $55,790

National contribution numbers tell a different story, with Carson leading the way, followed by Cruz, Rubio, Trump and Kasich.

Those numbers, though, are a bit misleading.

While the campaigns have raised plenty of money through individual contributions, Super PACs have poured tons of money to support campaigns as well.

Outside groups have raised $46,726,605 for Cruz, $13,807,549 for Carson, $34,313,903 for Rubio, $6,729,311 for Kasich and $1,894,509 for Trump, according to OpenSecrets.

Who’s giving money in Westford? These are the individual contributions to Republican campaigns:

Ben Carson

• Thomas Weaver -$250
• Sandra Berman - $54
• Elaine Zwicker - $155
• Dorothy Gaumer - $250

Ted Cruz

• John Roper - $1,826
• Donald Chandler - $65
• Joseph B. Pomeroy - $300

Marco Rubio

• none

John Kasich

• none

Donald Trump

• Donald Wilt - $250

The maximum amount of money an individual can give to a campaign under federal law is $2,700.

Following voting in four states, Trump holds a commanding lead in delegate count with 82. Cruz has 17 pledged delegates, Rubio 16, Kasich 6 and Carson 4.

The last time Massachusetts voted in a Republican presidential primary, the state’s citizens chose Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum, 77 to 12 percent, according to the New York Times.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on election day.