Median Receipts of House Candidates

Through June 30 of the Election Year

1998

1996

1994

1992

1990

1988

Democrats

Incumbents

$348,602

$296,826

$313,579

$273,561

$247,997

$221,594

Challengers

$44,385

$35,756

$33,785

$22,029

$16,813

$23,206

Open Seats

$179,183

$123,602

$103,677

$66,286

$70,611

$94,088

Republicans

Incumbents

$420,813

$433,153

$287,786

$289,428

$250,890

$227,799

Challengers

$42,970

$34,486

$32,375

$27,043

$18,720

$14,823

Open Seats

$115,120

$80,838

$74,122

$55,486

$60,403

$49,732

Note: includes only candidates who reported raising some money before June 30.

Number of House Nonincumbents Who

Reported receipts of at least $50,000

by June 30 of the Election Year

1998

1996

1994

1992

1990

1988

No. of Challengers

171

239

217

184

113

65

No. of Open Seats

131

204

190

215

93

93

Total Number of Incumbents Seeking Reelection

and Number of Open Seat Districts

1998

1996

1994

1992

1990

1988

No. of Incumbents

406

390

393

371

409

413

No. of Open Seats

34

50

47

75

30

27

(The number of incumbents plus open seats does not always equal the total number

of districts because some districts had two incumbents running in 1992.)