When Kansas Democrat Sean Tevis raised more than $100,000 for his campaign to unseat Republican state Rep. Arlen Siegfreid of Olathe, he only had to report the names of campaign donors who gave more than $50.

That's state law, which says candidates must keep a record of who gave less than $50, but they don't have to submit it as part of their campaign finance reports. Those small donors are typically lumped together in reports under "unitemized" contributions.

But because Tevis relied heavily on small Internet donations, his unitemized contributions ran to more than $75,000 - more than most state House candidates spend on their entire race.

That prompted some questions among Republicans. Where's the evidence that he raised the money, they asked. Who are his donors?

As the Kansas Republican Assembly blog asked,

"How can one be an advocate for open government when they refuse to reveal over 70% of their contributors? How can a candidate be for open government when he refuses to let the citizens know who is funding his campaign?"

State Rep. Scott Schwab, an Olathe Republican and Johnson County GOP Chairman, said he wanted Tevis to show his full list of donors to a third-party. Schwab said he understood that Tevis might not  submit all 6,000 donor names to the state's ethics officials - afterall, he's not legally required to do so.

"But I think he should still disclose the list to someone; he needs to be transparent," Schwab said.

So we asked, and Tevis complied, sending over a massive spreadsheet of names and addresses, most from out of state.

One donor, from Minnesota, gave $1 and sent along a note "Sorry, I thought I had a bigger balance. Good luck on the campaign."

Tevis said he's in favor of changing state law to require more disclosure of small campaign donors.

"In my mind, the more openness you have the better," he said.

And Siegfreid? Is he daunted by his opponents' fundraising muscle? Nope, he said. He's campaigning like he always has.

“Campaigning is campaigning when you get right down to it,” said Siegfreid, who has been in the Legislature since 2002. “You get out and talk to people, you walk your district.”