1997-98 Financial Activity of Senate and House Campaigns

(January 1, 1997 - September 30, 1998)

Contrib from

Contrib from

Candidate

Loans from

Other

Number

Receipts

Individuals

Other Cmte's

Contributions

Candidate

Loans

Disbursements

Cash on Hand

Debts

Senate

270

$241,896,251

$140,861,221

$37,680,530

$1,240,660

$44,829,613

$207,262

$198,686,264

$70,378,674

$37,504,622

Democrats

78

$111,822,937

$68,213,506

$17,196,708

$411,184

$15,397,178

$206,000

$94,032,812

$28,164,744

$9,093,185

Incumbents

15

$56,916,057

$40,415,130

$13,314,279

$500

$0

$0

$44,319,741

$20,836,841

$14,706

Challengers

50

$34,107,533

$18,806,199

$1,183,400

$312,960

$7,401,075

$1,000

$31,076,393

$3,430,455

$7,761,260

Open Seats

13

$20,799,347

$8,992,177

$2,699,029

$97,724

$7,996,103

$205,000

$18,636,678

$3,897,448

$1,317,219

Republicans

109

$129,815,546

$72,442,831

$20,471,322

$822,158

$29,407,795

$0

$104,472,209

$42,129,038

$28,346,172

Incumbents

14

$58,771,607

$38,453,700

$14,644,680

$10,000

$1,400,000

$0

$42,372,516

$31,256,583

$2,912,835

Challengers

82

$59,135,977

$25,875,277

$3,095,156

$727,884

$27,860,992

$0

$53,419,407

$6,126,029

$25,315,882

Open Seats

13

$11,907,962

$8,113,854

$2,731,486

$84,274

$146,803

$0

$8,680,286

$4,746,426

$117,455

Other Party

83

$257,768

$204,884

$12,500

$7,318

$24,640

$1,262

$181,243

$84,892

$65,265

Challengers

79

$257,217

$204,884

$12,500

$6,767

$24,640

$1,262

$180,692

$84,892

$65,265

Open Seats

4

$551

$0

$0

$551

$0

$0

$551

$0

$0

House

1825

$397,939,719

$212,047,910

$123,159,502

$3,672,015

$42,162,332

$1,157,393

$299,673,045

$155,985,029

$47,408,484

Democrats

660

$188,724,291

$95,025,747

$61,047,030

$549,688

$24,378,288

$262,847

$140,694,263

$69,744,899

$24,125,852

Incumbents

195

$103,550,108

$49,924,359

$47,438,982

$17,715

$421,361

$10,111

$67,921,231

$57,210,429

$3,636,697

Challengers

327

$34,147,031

$18,830,837

$5,849,078

$176,348

$8,247,749

$173,378

$26,581,139

$7,527,870

$4,930,616

Open Seats

138

$51,027,152

$26,270,551

$7,758,970

$355,625

$15,709,178

$79,358

$46,191,893

$5,006,600

$15,558,539

Republicans

702

$205,314,325

$114,713,178

$61,942,888

$3,080,729

$16,519,096

$886,996

$155,552,218

$85,671,056

$22,050,946

Incumbents

212

$135,571,621

$76,205,466

$51,023,917

$22,981

$1,942,944

$644,365

$98,002,422

$73,044,941

$5,705,797

Challengers

341

$36,346,495

$21,345,330

$4,033,646

$1,844,019

$7,581,653

$59,335

$29,247,492

$7,385,510

$9,268,581

Open Seats

149

$33,396,209

$17,162,382

$6,885,325

$1,213,729

$6,994,499

$183,296

$28,302,304

$5,240,605

$7,076,568

Other Party

463

$3,901,103

$2,308,985

$169,584

$41,598

$1,264,948

$7,550

$3,426,564

$569,074

$1,231,686

Incumbents

1

$545,180

$418,135

$105,834

$0

$0

$0

$346,337

$298,853

$0

Challengers

403

$2,916,581

$1,670,483

$38,100

$32,008

$1,159,215

$6,550

$2,744,522

$172,718

$1,123,801

Open Seats

59

$439,342

$220,367

$25,650

$9,590

$105,733

$1,000

$335,705

$97,503

$107,885

Republicans

811

$335,129,871

$187,156,009

$82,414,210

$3,902,887

$45,926,891

$886,996

$260,024,427

$127,800,094

$50,397,118

Democrats

738

$300,547,228

$163,239,253

$78,243,738

$960,872

$39,775,466

$468,847

$234,727,075

$97,909,643

$33,219,037

Other Party

546

$4,158,871

$2,513,869

$182,084

$48,916

$1,289,588

$8,812

$3,607,807

$653,966

$1,296,951

Incumbents

437

$355,354,573

$205,416,790

$126,527,692

$51,196

$3,764,305

$654,476

$252,962,247

$182,647,647

$12,270,035

Challengers

1282

$166,910,834

$86,733,010

$14,211,880

$3,099,986

$52,275,324

$241,525

$143,249,645

$24,727,474

$48,465,405

Open Seats

376

$117,570,563

$60,759,331

$20,100,460

$1,761,493

$30,952,316

$468,654

$102,147,417

$18,988,582

$24,177,666

Grand Total

2095

$639,835,970

$352,909,131

$160,840,032

$4,912,675

$86,991,945

$1,364,655

$498,359,309

$226,363,703

$84,913,106