| 1995-96 Independent Expenditures | ||||||
| For | Against | Total | ||||
| Senate | $8,012,131 | $7,752,874 | $15,765,005 | |||
| Democrats | $314,689 | $5,498,204 | $5,812,893 | |||
| Republicans | $7,697,442 | $2,254,670 | $9,952,112 | |||
| House | $3,348,568 | $1,837,365 | $5,185,933 | |||
| Democrats | $808,327 | $181,599 | $989,926 | |||
| Republicans | $2,540,241 | $1,655,766 | $4,196,007 | |||
| Campaigns with the Largest Independent Expenditures in Support of the Candidate | ||||||
| Phil Gramm | TX Sen Rep Incumbent | $1,179,922 | ||||
| Gordon Smith | OR Sen Rep Open | $1,093,022 | ||||
| Michael Enzi | WY Sen Rep Open | $633,574 | ||||
| Susan Collins | ME Sen Rep Open | $475,786 | ||||
| Guy Millner | GA Sen Rep Open | $415,703 | ||||
| Louis Jenkins | LA Sen Rep Open | $409,327 | ||||
| Wayne Allard | CO Sen Rep Open | $403,148 | ||||
| James Ross Lightfoot | IA Sen Rep Challenger | $373,206 | ||||
| Sam Brownback | KS Sen Rep Challenger | $348,979 | ||||
| Nancy Mayer | RI Sen Rep Open | $348,869 | ||||
| Campaigns with the Largest Independent Expenditures Against the Candidate | ||||||
| Mary Landrieu | LA Sen Dem Open | $1,221,646 | ||||
| Dick Swett | NH Sen Dem Challenger | $933,034 | ||||
| Thomas Strickland | CO Sen Dem Open | $662,901 | ||||
| Gordon Smith | OR Sen Rep Open | $649,161 | ||||
| Richard Ieyoub | LA Sen Dem Open | $497,271 | ||||
| Jesse Helms | NC Sen Rep Incumbent | $403,328 | ||||
| Winston Bryant | AR Sen Dem Open | $367,256 | ||||
| Guy Millner | GA Sen Rep Open | $357,720 | ||||
| Kathy Karpan | WY Sen Dem Open | $333,495 | ||||
| Ben Nelson | NE Sen Dem Open | $332,896 |