1995-96 Financial Activity of All Senate and House Campaigns
(January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996) Party
Contrib from Contrib from Candidate Loans from Other Party Coordinated
Number Receipts Individuals PACs Contributions Candidate Loans Contributions Expenditures
Senate 316 $285,151,978 $167,518,962 $45,641,623 $16,386,564 $40,343,901 $1,113,169 $1,631,617 $19,920,139
Democrats 96 $126,487,021 $79,114,797 $16,605,499 $12,223,614 $11,111,303 $1,000 $671,098 $8,886,096
Incumbents 7 $35,109,799 $26,835,409 $4,873,675 $0 $1,940,000 $0 $165,933 $1,330,580
Challengers 42 $40,516,067 $21,453,005 $2,670,502 $11,315,095 $3,868,767 $0 $214,406 $2,638,799
Open Seats 47 $50,861,155 $30,826,383 $9,061,322 $908,519 $5,302,536 $1,000 $290,759 $4,916,717
Republicans 114 $157,736,872 $87,762,622 $29,033,095 $4,008,374 $29,145,646 $1,096,169 $960,519 $11,034,043
Incumbents 14 $46,739,485 $29,079,171 $14,485,778 $134,156 $775,000 $0 $269,548 $4,005,871
Challengers 32 $38,001,323 $23,517,000 $4,274,053 $2,389,285 $6,168,919 $828,400 $208,624 $2,674,545
Open Seats 68 $72,996,064 $35,166,451 $10,273,264 $1,484,933 $22,201,727 $267,769 $482,347 $4,353,627
Other Party 106 $928,085 $641,543 $3,029 $154,576 $86,952 $16,000 $0 $0
Challengers 60 $725,413 $530,832 $3,029 $99,284 $60,289 $16,000 $0 $0
Open Seats 46 $202,672 $110,711 $0 $55,292 $26,663 $0 $0 $0
House 2289 $505,382,780 $276,501,982 $155,805,330 $7,269,605 $42,588,237 $1,658,664 $4,124,625 $15,108,822
Democrats 827 $233,068,016 $117,538,099 $77,326,480 $3,430,026 $24,533,293 $435,150 $1,497,581 $6,838,292
Incumbents 172 $107,523,830 $51,290,671 $49,846,685 $143,345 $562,461 $56,645 $476,693 $1,427,832
Challengers 427 $73,068,768 $39,537,981 $16,547,676 $1,336,415 $12,709,416 $111,900 $671,635 $3,685,597
Open Seats 228 $52,475,418 $26,709,447 $10,932,119 $1,950,266 $11,261,416 $266,605 $349,253 $1,724,863
Republicans 853 $266,935,778 $155,369,465 $77,700,042 $3,533,708 $17,499,305 $1,219,614 $2,584,994 $8,104,669
Incumbents 214 $172,284,125 $98,942,867 $63,841,672 $145,555 $1,498,444 $400,015 $1,031,246 $2,971,503
Challengers 414 $45,978,650 $29,121,383 $4,722,724 $1,258,004 $8,527,393 $336,769 $775,423 $2,739,419
Open Seats 225 $48,673,003 $27,305,215 $9,135,646 $2,130,149 $7,473,468 $482,830 $778,325 $2,393,747
Other Party 609 $5,378,986 $3,594,418 $778,808 $305,871 $555,639 $3,900 $42,050 $165,861
Incumbents 3 $1,909,163 $1,595,547 $246,447 $0 $0 $0 $200 $25,000
Challengers 511 $2,473,211 $1,562,589 $118,120 $271,342 $534,914 $1,800 $6,850 $309
Open Seats 95 $996,612 $436,282 $414,241 $34,529 $20,725 $2,100 $35,000 $140,552
Republicans 967 $424,672,650 $243,132,087 $106,733,137 $7,542,082 $46,644,951 $2,315,783 $3,545,513 $19,138,712
Democrats 923 $359,555,037 $196,652,896 $93,931,979 $15,653,640 $35,644,596 $436,150 $2,168,679 $15,724,388
Other Party 715 $6,307,071 $4,235,961 $781,837 $460,447 $642,591 $19,900 $42,050 $165,861
Incumbents 410 $363,566,402 $207,743,665 $133,294,257 $423,056 $4,775,905 $456,660 $1,943,620 $9,760,786
Challengers 1486 $200,763,432 $115,722,790 $28,336,104 $16,669,425 $31,869,698 $1,294,869 $1,876,938 $11,738,669
Open Seats 709 $226,204,924 $120,554,489 $39,816,592 $6,563,688 $46,286,535 $1,020,304 $1,935,684 $13,529,506
Total 2605 $790,534,758 $444,020,944 $201,446,953 $23,656,169 $82,932,138 $2,771,833 $5,756,242 $35,028,961
Contributions from PACs by Type of PAC
Trade/Member Corp. w/o Net Debts Owed
Corporate Labor Non-Connected Health Cooperative Stock Disbursements Cash on Hand By
Senate $18,294,574 $6,908,083 $6,861,131 $12,026,530 $543,421 $1,007,884 $287,466,727 $6,869,304 $34,759,066
Democrats $3,656,145 $6,518,733 $2,368,246 $3,503,505 $214,900 $343,970 $127,417,666 $2,236,668 $9,780,932
Incumbents $1,277,475 $1,437,320 $828,246 $1,120,024 $90,050 $120,560 $36,436,844 $1,311,088 $2,394,701
Challengers $345,320 $1,353,496 $388,521 $479,565 $41,400 $62,200 $40,387,374 $456,904 $3,398,758
Open Seats $2,033,350 $3,727,917 $1,151,479 $1,903,916 $83,450 $161,210 $50,593,448 $468,676 $3,987,473
Republicans $14,638,429 $388,250 $4,491,456 $8,523,025 $328,521 $663,414 $159,128,475 $4,626,550 $24,731,031
Incumbents $7,501,523 $319,750 $1,998,931 $4,223,080 $147,450 $295,044 $49,092,453 $3,417,693 $1,306,106
Challengers $2,078,849 $6,500 $860,412 $1,141,163 $33,350 $153,779 $37,778,563 $281,415 $3,176,647
Open Seats $5,058,057 $62,000 $1,632,113 $3,158,782 $147,721 $214,591 $72,257,459 $927,442 $20,248,278
Other Party $0 $1,100 $1,429 $0 $0 $500 $920,586 $6,086 $247,103
Challengers $0 $1,100 $1,429 $0 $0 $500 $717,221 $3,703 $60,873
Open Seats $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $203,365 $2,383 $186,230
House $51,437,606 $39,638,019 $15,237,045 $44,258,671 $2,218,594 $3,015,395 $477,836,031 $70,444,159 $54,575,569
Democrats $15,426,879 $36,848,116 $6,576,865 $16,254,174 $989,205 $1,231,241 $221,154,401 $31,141,608 $26,674,232
Incumbents $13,504,886 $19,130,574 $3,475,889 $11,873,963 $875,089 $986,284 $97,889,644 $28,836,298 $2,617,838
Challengers $498,461 $11,807,926 $2,113,474 $1,957,101 $34,000 $136,714 $71,716,695 $1,468,440 $13,942,365
Open Seats $1,423,532 $5,909,616 $987,502 $2,423,110 $80,116 $108,243 $51,548,062 $836,870 $10,114,029
Republicans $35,829,592 $2,563,663 $8,559,706 $27,757,788 $1,215,639 $1,773,654 $251,380,189 $39,113,463 $27,466,144
Incumbents $30,684,420 $2,456,136 $5,784,220 $22,462,282 $1,050,789 $1,403,825 $158,253,433 $37,611,999 $6,880,270
Challengers $1,386,070 $8,400 $1,311,474 $1,810,526 $20,450 $185,804 $45,465,935 $638,799 $10,657,696
Open Seats $3,759,102 $99,127 $1,464,012 $3,484,980 $144,400 $184,025 $47,660,821 $862,665 $9,928,178
Other Party $181,135 $226,240 $100,474 $246,709 $13,750 $10,500 $5,301,441 $189,088 $435,193
Incumbents $12,450 $179,740 $14,529 $37,728 $0 $2,000 $1,894,850 $108,938 $28,182
Challengers $20,385 $41,500 $30,800 $19,185 $0 $6,250 $2,433,918 $43,880 $347,400
Open Seats $148,300 $5,000 $55,145 $189,796 $13,750 $2,250 $972,673 $36,270 $59,611
Republicans $50,468,021 $2,951,913 $13,051,162 $36,280,813 $1,544,160 $2,437,068 $410,508,664 $43,740,013 $52,197,175
Democrats $19,083,024 $43,366,849 $8,945,111 $19,757,679 $1,204,105 $1,575,211 $348,572,067 $33,378,276 $36,455,164
Other Party $181,135 $227,340 $101,903 $246,709 $13,750 $11,000 $6,222,027 $195,174 $682,296
Incumbents $52,980,754 $23,523,520 $12,101,815 $39,717,077 $2,163,378 $2,807,713 $343,567,224 $71,286,016 $13,227,097
Challengers $4,329,085 $13,218,922 $4,706,110 $5,407,540 $129,200 $545,247 $198,499,706 $2,893,141 $31,583,739
Open Seats $12,422,341 $9,803,660 $5,290,251 $11,160,584 $469,437 $670,319 $223,235,828 $3,134,306 $44,523,799
Total $69,732,180 $46,546,102 $22,098,176 $56,285,201 $2,762,015 $4,023,279 $765,302,758 $77,313,463 $89,334,635