| Financial Activity of General Election Congressional Candidates - 1988-1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Contrib from | % of | Contrib from | % of | Candidate | % of | Candidate | % of | Other | % of | Net | Cash on | |||
| Number | Receipts | Individuals | Recpt | Other Cmte's | Recpt | Contributions | Recpt | Loans | Recpt | Loans | Recpt | Disburse | Hand | |
| House | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 873 | $446.01 | $244.55 | 54.83% | $150.63 | 33.77% | $3.75 | 0.84% | $25.86 | 5.80% | $0.79 | 0.18% | $419.64 | $69.28 |
| 1994 | 824 | $354.75 | $182.99 | 51.58% | $126.55 | 35.67% | $4.22 | 1.19% | $24.81 | 6.99% | $0.56 | 0.16% | $340.55 | $53.06 |
| 1992 | 851 | $319.12 | $153.19 | 48.00% | $118.05 | 36.99% | $7.41 | 2.32% | $22.50 | 7.05% | $1.37 | 0.43% | $329.08 | $45.88 |
| 1990 | 804 | $249.54 | $112.18 | 44.95% | $103.42 | 41.44% | $2.81 | 1.13% | $12.67 | 5.08% | $0.75 | 0.30% | $230.31 | $77.84 |
| 1988 | 813 | $242.46 | $113.36 | 46.75% | $99.10 | 40.87% | $1.57 | 0.65% | $11.58 | 4.78% | $1.19 | 0.49% | $222.25 | $64.55 |
| Democrats | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 435 | $204.81 | $101.93 | 49.77% | $74.81 | 36.53% | $1.84 | 0.90% | $16.73 | 8.17% | $0.24 | 0.12% | $193.55 | $30.42 |
| 1994 | 403 | $188.60 | $84.92 | 45.03% | $84.49 | 44.80% | $1.17 | 0.62% | $9.30 | 4.93% | $0.17 | 0.09% | $185.37 | $27.68 |
| 1992 | 427 | $179.03 | $78.81 | 44.02% | $79.19 | 44.23% | $1.37 | 0.77% | $10.08 | 5.63% | $0.66 | 0.37% | $187.01 | $28.39 |
| 1990 | 411 | $143.34 | $56.56 | 39.46% | $68.82 | 48.01% | $0.60 | 0.42% | $6.74 | 4.70% | $0.54 | 0.38% | $131.15 | $50.26 |
| 1988 | 429 | $137.38 | $56.16 | 40.88% | $65.35 | 47.57% | $0.69 | 0.50% | $5.74 | 4.18% | $1.04 | 0.76% | $123.06 | $41.36 |
| Incumbents | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 171 | $107.40 | $51.25 | 47.72% | $49.77 | 46.34% | $0.14 | 0.13% | $0.54 | 0.50% | $0.06 | 0.06% | $97.73 | $28.83 |
| 1994 | 226 | $138.76 | $59.93 | 43.19% | $70.70 | 50.95% | $0.09 | 0.06% | $1.84 | 1.33% | $0.09 | 0.06% | $136.98 | $26.35 |
| 1992 | 213 | $119.59 | $48.99 | 40.96% | $61.49 | 51.42% | $0.02 | 0.02% | $1.73 | 1.45% | $0.29 | 0.24% | $128.82 | $27.03 |
| 1990 | 249 | $111.85 | $42.30 | 37.82% | $58.75 | 52.53% | $0.07 | 0.06% | $1.74 | 1.56% | $0.35 | 0.31% | $100.08 | $49.79 |
| 1988 | 248 | $102.53 | $40.46 | 39.46% | $53.36 | 52.04% | $0.05 | 0.05% | $1.44 | 1.40% | $0.81 | 0.79% | $88.85 | $40.67 |
| Challengers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 211 | $63.57 | $33.65 | 52.93% | $15.96 | 25.11% | $0.93 | 1.46% | $10.41 | 16.38% | $0.07 | 0.11% | $62.53 | $1.11 |
| 1994 | 130 | $21.32 | $10.70 | 50.19% | $5.49 | 25.75% | $0.88 | 4.13% | $3.07 | 14.40% | $0.07 | 0.33% | $21.05 | $0.31 |
| 1992 | 140 | $22.96 | $12.11 | 52.74% | $6.63 | 28.88% | $0.51 | 2.22% | $2.73 | 11.89% | $0.21 | 0.91% | $22.51 | $0.46 |
| 1990 | 131 | $14.69 | $7.01 | 47.72% | $4.34 | 29.54% | $0.37 | 2.52% | $2.24 | 15.25% | $0.06 | 0.41% | $14.47 | $0.22 |
| 1988 | 154 | $22.50 | $10.79 | 47.96% | $7.34 | 32.62% | $0.53 | 2.36% | $2.58 | 11.47% | $0.09 | 0.40% | $22.14 | $0.39 |
| Open Seats | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 53 | $33.84 | $17.03 | 50.33% | $9.08 | 26.83% | $0.77 | 2.28% | $5.78 | 17.08% | $0.11 | 0.33% | $33.29 | $0.48 |
| 1994 | 47 | $28.52 | $14.29 | 50.11% | $8.30 | 29.10% | $0.20 | 0.70% | $4.39 | 15.39% | $0.01 | 0.04% | $27.34 | $1.02 |
| 1992 | 74 | $36.48 | $17.71 | 48.55% | $11.07 | 30.35% | $0.84 | 2.30% | $5.62 | 15.41% | $0.16 | 0.44% | $35.68 | $0.90 |
| 1990 | 31 | $16.80 | $7.25 | 43.15% | $5.73 | 34.11% | $0.16 | 0.95% | $2.76 | 16.43% | $0.13 | 0.77% | $16.60 | $0.25 |
| 1988 | 27 | $12.35 | $4.91 | 39.76% | $4.65 | 37.65% | $0.11 | 0.89% | $1.72 | 13.93% | $0.14 | 1.13% | $12.07 | $0.30 |
| Republicans | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 438 | $241.20 | $142.62 | 59.13% | $75.82 | 31.43% | $1.91 | 0.79% | $9.13 | 3.79% | $0.55 | 0.23% | $226.09 | $38.86 |
| 1994 | 421 | $166.15 | $98.07 | 59.02% | $42.06 | 25.31% | $3.05 | 1.84% | $15.51 | 9.33% | $0.39 | 0.23% | $155.18 | $25.38 |
| 1992 | 424 | $140.09 | $74.38 | 53.09% | $38.86 | 27.74% | $6.04 | 4.31% | $12.42 | 8.87% | $0.71 | 0.51% | $142.07 | $17.49 |
| 1990 | 393 | $106.20 | $55.62 | 52.37% | $34.60 | 32.58% | $2.21 | 2.08% | $5.93 | 5.58% | $0.21 | 0.20% | $99.16 | $27.58 |
| 1988 | 384 | $105.08 | $57.20 | 54.43% | $33.75 | 32.12% | $0.88 | 0.84% | $5.84 | 5.56% | $0.15 | 0.14% | $99.19 | $23.19 |
| Incumbents | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 213 | $171.26 | $98.48 | 57.50% | $63.28 | 36.95% | $0.15 | 0.09% | $1.50 | 0.88% | $0.40 | 0.23% | $157.23 | $37.61 |
| 1994 | 157 | $81.66 | $48.30 | 59.15% | $29.72 | 36.39% | $0.08 | 0.10% | $0.51 | 0.62% | $0.06 | 0.07% | $72.28 | $23.65 |
| 1992 | 138 | $73.29 | $38.66 | 52.75% | $29.12 | 39.73% | $0.06 | 0.08% | $0.61 | 0.83% | $0.30 | 0.41% | $75.78 | $16.75 |
| 1990 | 159 | $70.03 | $35.63 | 50.88% | $28.70 | 40.98% | $0.03 | 0.04% | $0.34 | 0.49% | $0.08 | 0.11% | $63.30 | $27.13 |
| 1988 | 164 | $72.46 | $37.97 | 52.40% | $28.68 | 39.58% | $0.09 | 0.12% | $0.77 | 1.06% | $0.06 | 0.08% | $67.11 | $22.74 |
| Challengers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 174 | $37.22 | $25.41 | 68.27% | $4.49 | 12.06% | $0.79 | 2.12% | $4.48 | 12.04% | $0.14 | 0.38% | $36.78 | $0.53 |
| 1994 | 217 | $53.76 | $33.07 | 61.51% | $6.16 | 11.46% | $2.57 | 4.78% | $9.02 | 16.78% | $0.28 | 0.52% | $52.76 | $1.11 |
| 1992 | 216 | $41.09 | $21.08 | 51.30% | $3.88 | 9.44% | $5.78 | 14.07% | $8.05 | 19.59% | $0.15 | 0.37% | $40.78 | $0.40 |
| 1990 | 205 | $22.99 | $12.95 | 56.33% | $2.45 | 10.66% | $2.14 | 9.31% | $3.77 | 16.40% | $0.13 | 0.57% | $22.71 | $0.30 |
| 1988 | 194 | $19.83 | $11.82 | 59.61% | $2.17 | 10.94% | $0.72 | 3.63% | $3.44 | 17.35% | $0.05 | 0.25% | $19.48 | $0.22 |
| Open Seats | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 51 | $32.72 | $18.73 | 57.24% | $8.05 | 24.60% | $0.97 | 2.96% | $3.15 | 9.63% | $0.01 | 0.03% | $32.08 | $0.72 |
| 1994 | 47 | $30.73 | $16.70 | 54.34% | $6.18 | 20.11% | $0.40 | 1.30% | $5.98 | 19.46% | $0.05 | 0.16% | $30.14 | $0.62 |
| 1992 | 70 | $25.71 | $14.64 | 56.94% | $5.86 | 22.79% | $0.20 | 0.78% | $3.76 | 14.62% | $0.26 | 1.01% | $25.51 | $0.34 |
| 1990 | 29 | $13.18 | $7.04 | 53.41% | $3.45 | 26.18% | $0.04 | 0.30% | $1.82 | 13.81% | $0.00 | 0.00% | $13.15 | $0.15 |
| 1988 | 26 | $12.79 | $7.41 | 57.94% | $2.90 | 22.67% | $0.07 | 0.55% | $1.63 | 12.74% | $0.04 | 0.31% | $12.60 | $0.23 |