Add It Up - Gubernatorial riches

Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox’s approximate net worth: $434,582

Cox’s total income last year: $105,757

Amount of Cox’s 2005 tax refund: $3,288

Georgia Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor’s approximate net worth: $982,000

Taylor’s total income last year: $199,406

Taylor’s income in 2004: $928,433

Amount by which Taylor underpaid his estimated taxes in 2004: $193,632

Amount of the penalty Taylor incurred for underpaying his estimated 2004 taxes: $585

Amount of his own money Taylor spent on his campaign for governor, as of March 31: $1.044 million

Amount of her own money Cox has spent on her campaign for governor: $0

Gov. Sonny Perdue’s approximate net worth: $6.1 million

Amount by which Perdue’s net worth has increased since he was elected in 2002: $1.54 million

Sources: State Ethics Commission, Cox for Governor, Taylor for Governor, Perdue for Governor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article indicated Mark Taylor underpaid his 2004 taxes. In fact, he underpaid his estimated 2004 taxes.