1997-98 Independent Expenditures

For

Against

Total

by PACs

by Parties

by PACs

by Parties

by PACs

by Parties

Senate

$1,963,748

$952,734

$795,343

$798,186

$2,759,091

$1,750,920

Democrats

$577,234

$650,342

$110,670

($1,814)

$687,904

$648,528

Republicans

$1,386,514

$302,392

$684,673

$800,000

$2,071,187

$1,102,392

House

$5,584,496

$34,244

$680,205

$6,264,701

$75,844

Democrats

$1,816,426

$29,558

$202,467

$41,600

$2,018,893

$71,158

Republicans

$3,768,070

$4,686

$477,738

$0

$4,245,808

$4,686

Campaigns with the Largest PAC Independent Expenditures in Support of the Candidate

FOX, JON D

PA

13

REP

I

$632,905

GANSKE, J GREG

IA

4

REP

I

$398,187

FLETCHER, ERNEST LEE

KY

6

REP

O

$380,935

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A

MD

8

REP

I

$306,866

D'AMATO, ALFONSE M

NY

SEN

REP

I

$290,433

FAIRCLOTH, DUNCAN M

NC

SEN

REP

I

$282,558

BORDONARO, TOM

CA

22

REP

O

$252,014

BUNNING, JIM

KY

SEN

REP

O

$250,753

BOXER, BARBARA

CA

SEN

DEM

I

$237,756

STRICKLAND, TED

OH

6

DEM

I

$236,666

BORDONARO, MOLLY HER

OR

1

REP

O

$163,212

BOSWELL, LEONARD L

IA

3

DEM

I

$157,392

SMITH, LINDA

WA

SEN

REP

C

$152,962

CAPPS, LOIS

CA

22

DEM

O

$150,330

BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY

IL

SEN

DEM

I

$131,214

MALONEY, JAMES H

CT

5

DEM

I

$116,103

STENHOLM, CHARLES W

TX

17

DEM

I

$113,330

UDALL, MARK EMERY

CO

2

DEM

O

$110,922

FITZGERALD, PETER G

IL

SEN

REP

C

$107,783

WU, DAVE

OR

1

DEM

O

$95,609

Campaigns with the Largest Party Independent Expenditures in Support of the Candidate

BAESLER, HENRY SCOTT

KY

SEN

DEM

O

$529,000

FAIRCLOTH, DUNCAN M

NC

SEN

REP

I

$316,156

BOXER, BARBARA

CA

SEN

DEM

I

$121,342

CARSON, JULIA

IN

10

DEM

I

$25,000

TAUSCHER, ELLEN O

CA

10

DEM

I

$4,558

SMITH, NICK

MI

7

REP

I

$4,200

FRANKS, GARY A

CT

SEN

REP

C

$486

O'CONNOR, KEVIN J

CT

1

REP

O

$486

Campaigns with the Largest PAC Independent Expenditures Against the Candidate

ENSIGN, JOHN ERIC

NV

SEN

REP

C

$305,430

HOSTETTLER, JOHN NAT

IN

8

REP

I

$158,183

NEUMANN, MARK W

WI

SEN

REP

C

$152,245

SMITH, LINDA

WA

SEN

REP

C

$139,670

REDMOND, WILLIAM T

NM

3

REP

I

$109,270

STENHOLM, CHARLES W

TX

17

DEM

I

$102,183

D'AMATO, ALFONSE M

NY

SEN

REP

I

$87,347

CHENOWETH, HELEN P

ID

1

REP

I

$65,599

BOXER, BARBARA

CA

SEN

DEM

I

$65,006

CRAMER, ROBERT E "BU

AL

5

DEM

I

$62,064

GOODLING, WILLIAM F

PA

19

REP

I

$32,424

DORNAN, ROBERT KENNE

CA

46

REP

C

$32,040

BENTON, DONALD M

WA

3

REP

O

$26,128

SIMPSON, MIKE

ID

2

REP

O

$22,531

FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D

WI

SEN

DEM

I

$15,947

SNOWBARGER, VINCENT

KS

3

REP

I

$14,505

BORDONARO, TOM

CA

22

REP

O

$13,834

SPOTTSWOOD, LYDIA CA

WI

1

DEM

O

$13,150

JOHNSON, JAY W

WI

8

DEM

I

$12,441

BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY

IL

SEN

DEM

I

$10,105

Campaigns with the Largest Party Independent Expenditures Against the Candidate

NEUMANN, MARK W

WI

SEN

REP

C

$625,000

BUNNING, JIM

KY

SEN

REP

O

$175,000

CAPPS, LOIS

CA

22

DEM

O

$41,600