1997-98

TOP 50 SENATE - DISBURSEMENTS

RANK

CANDIDATE

STATE

PARTY

INC

GEN

GEN

NET

CHL

PCT

DISBURSE

OPN

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1

D'AMATO, ALFONSE M

NY

REP

I

L

44

$24,195,287

2

FITZGERALD, PETER G

IL

REP

C

W

50

$17,678,198

3

SCHUMER, CHARLES E

NY

DEM

C

W

54

$16,671,877

4

BOXER, BARBARA

CA

DEM

I

W

53

$13,738,578

5

ISSA, DARRELL EDWARD

CA

REP

C

0

$13,549,659

6

FONG, MATTHEW K

CA

REP

C

L

42

$10,764,892

7

FAIRCLOTH, DUNCAN M

NC

REP

I

L

46

$9,367,671

8

EDWARDS, JOHN R

NC

DEM

C

W

51

$8,331,382

9

BRAUN, CAROL MOSELEY

IL

DEM

I

L

47

$7,200,895

10

COVERDELL, PAUL DOUGLAS

GA

REP

I

W

52

$6,936,745

11

OWEN, CHARLES

KY

DEM

O

0

$6,823,911

12

VOINOVICH, GEORGE

OH

REP

O

W

56

$6,756,712

13

BOND, CHRISTOPHER S

MO

REP

I

W

52

$6,229,649

14

MURRAY, PATTY

WA

DEM

I

W

58

$5,600,592

15

COLES, MICHAEL J

GA

DEM

C

L

45

$5,275,419

16

SMITH, LINDA

WA

REP

C

L

41

$5,159,527

17

GRAHAM, BOB

FL

DEM

I

W

62

$5,094,581

18

HOLLINGS, ERNEST F

SC

DEM

I

W

52

$4,968,456

19

REID, HARRY M

NV

DEM

I

W

47

$4,939,010

20

DASCHLE, THOMAS A

SD

DEM

I

W

62

$4,861,541

21

SPECTER, ARLEN

PA

REP

I

W

61

$4,535,887

22

DODD, CHRISTOPHER J

CT

DEM

I

W

65

$4,442,567

23

NEUMANN, MARK W

WI

REP

C

L

48

$4,373,953

24

BAYH, EVAN

IN

DEM

O

W

63

$3,914,375

25

BREAUX, JOHN B

LA

DEM

I

W

63

$3,858,472

26

FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D

WI

DEM

I

W

50

$3,846,089

27

BAESLER, HENRY SCOTT

KY

DEM

O

L

49

$3,841,950

28

BUNNING, JIM

KY

REP

O

W

49

$3,746,540

29

ENSIGN, JOHN ERIC

NV

REP

C

L

47

$3,490,256

30

LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT

AR

DEM

O

W

55

$3,122,776

31

CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE

CO

REP

I

W

62

$3,045,982

32

MIKULSKI, BARBARA A

MD

DEM

I

W

70

$3,014,312

33

FERRARO, GERALDINE A

NY

DEM

C

0

$3,001,387

34

WYDEN, RONALD LEE

OR

DEM

I

W

58

$2,866,368

35

GRASSLEY, CHARLES E SENAT

IA

REP

I

W

68

$2,781,940

36

GREEN, MARK

NY

DEM

C

0

$2,587,179

37

NIXON, JEREMIAH W (JAY)

MO

DEM

C

L

43

$2,568,879

38

MCCAIN, JOHN S

AZ

REP

I

W

68

$2,461,900

39

NICKLES, DON

OK

REP

I

W

66

$2,415,565

40

BOYLE, MARY

OH

DEM

O

L

43

$2,236,137

41

INGLIS, ROBERT D

SC

REP

C

L

46

$2,143,278

42

DIDRICKSON, LOLETA

IL

REP

C

0

$1,910,748

43

SHELBY, RICHARD

AL

REP

I

W

63

$1,890,484

44

LAMM, DOROTHY V

CO

DEM

C

L

35

$1,818,801

45

BROWNBACK, SAMUEL DALE

KS

REP

I

W

65

$1,719,612

46

DORGAN, BYRON L

ND

DEM

I

W

63

$1,681,842

47

HENRY, STEPHEN LEWIS DR

KY

DEM

O

0

$1,676,533

48

BAYLEY, CHRISTOPHER T

WA

REP

C

0

$1,648,923

49

CRAPO, MICHAEL D

ID

REP

O

W

69

$1,563,811

50

CRIST, CHARLES J JR

FL

REP

C

L

37

$1,487,498