1997-98 Financial Activity of Senate and House General Election Campaigns

(January 1, 1997 - October 14, 1998)

Contrib from

Contrib from

Candidate

Loans from

Other

Number

Receipts

Individuals

Other Cmte's

Contributions

Candidate

Loans

Disbursements

Cash on Hand

Senate

83

$214,625,089

$134,633,370

$39,518,678

$775,761

$22,650,267

$191,000

$194,974,832

$46,419,483

Democrats

34

$101,129,182

$63,971,822

$17,903,796

$228,593

$8,500,267

$191,000

$92,633,356

$18,544,472

Incumbents

15

$59,521,344

$42,161,957

$14,024,059

$500

$0

$0

$54,201,654

$13,560,214

Challengers

14

$29,985,400

$14,195,685

$1,127,961

$208,325

$8,147,117

$1,000

$28,599,736

$1,486,332

Open Seats

5

$11,622,438

$7,614,180

$2,751,776

$19,768

$353,150

$190,000

$9,831,966

$3,497,926

Republicans

33

$113,227,625

$70,452,251

$21,589,882

$543,825

$14,128,500

$0

$102,101,393

$27,846,927

Incumbents

14

$60,971,058

$39,865,020

$15,385,047

$10,000

$1,400,000

$0

$53,873,945

$21,954,602

Challengers

14

$40,555,491

$22,730,511

$3,190,936

$533,825

$12,728,500

$0

$37,824,865

$3,078,651

Open Seats

5

$11,701,076

$7,856,720

$3,013,899

$0

$0

$0

$10,402,583

$2,813,674

Other Party

16

$268,282

$209,297

$25,000

$3,343

$21,500

$0

$240,083

$28,084

Challengers

15

$268,282

$209,297

$25,000

$3,343

$21,500

$0

$240,083

$28,084

Open Seats

1

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

House

928

$360,664,732

$194,816,978

$127,759,024

$1,313,002

$21,023,568

$834,555

$285,016,602

$132,592,004

Democrats

380

$162,048,895

$83,419,704

$62,806,756

$408,473

$8,343,328

$140,788

$126,145,688

$57,149,632

Incumbents

193

$110,056,482

$52,738,000

$51,016,344

$17,940

$420,379

$10,111

$81,709,091

$49,895,134

Challengers

155

$32,160,641

$18,101,652

$6,240,641

$304,859

$6,753,447

$125,677

$27,215,926

$4,613,063

Open Seats

32

$19,831,772

$12,580,052

$5,549,771

$85,674

$1,169,502

$5,000

$17,220,671

$2,641,435

Republicans

392

$195,063,506

$109,321,140

$64,781,970

$866,275

$11,445,189

$690,517

$155,755,414

$74,911,430

Incumbents

211

$143,071,467

$79,808,703

$54,822,636

$22,981

$1,845,446

$644,365

$111,711,292

$66,797,708

Challengers

149

$31,488,540

$19,196,930

$4,644,549

$572,208

$5,567,890

$39,152

$26,615,127

$4,979,537

Open Seats

32

$20,503,499

$10,315,507

$5,314,785

$271,086

$4,031,853

$7,000

$17,428,995

$3,134,185

Other Party

156

$3,552,331

$2,076,134

$170,298

$38,254

$1,235,051

$3,250

$3,115,500

$530,942

Incumbents

1

$635,401

$488,972

$125,218

$0

$0

$0

$391,464

$343,948

Challengers

138

$2,702,742

$1,478,915

$28,880

$33,352

$1,141,466

$3,250

$2,533,844

$175,372

Open Seats

17

$214,188

$108,247

$16,200

$4,902

$93,585

$0

$190,192

$11,622

Republicans

425

$308,291,131

$179,773,391

$86,371,852

$1,410,100

$25,573,689

$690,517

$257,856,807

$102,758,357

Democrats

414

$263,178,077

$147,391,526

$80,710,552

$637,066

$16,843,595

$331,788

$218,779,044

$75,694,104

Other Party

172

$3,820,613

$2,285,431

$195,298

$41,597

$1,256,551

$3,250

$3,355,583

$559,026

Incumbents

434

$374,255,752

$215,062,652

$135,373,304

$51,421

$3,665,825

$654,476

$301,887,446

$152,551,606

Challengers

485

$137,161,096

$75,912,990

$15,257,967

$1,655,912

$34,359,920

$169,079

$123,029,581

$14,361,039

Open Seats

92

$63,872,973

$38,474,706

$16,646,431

$381,430

$5,648,090

$202,000

$55,074,407

$12,098,842

Total

1011

$575,289,821

$329,450,348

$167,277,702

$2,088,763

$43,673,835

$1,025,555

$479,991,434

$179,011,487