Statistical Tables Help for 1975 through 2010

Presidential Candidate Tables

The figures presented in Presidential Tables 1 and 2 have been calculated by summing the data reported by all authorized committees of presidential candidates* on the line numbers and columns of the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3P as listed below.

*Only presidential candidates who raised more than $100,000 in contributions from individuals other than the candidate, or spent $100,000, are included in these tables.

Presidential Table 1

Federal Funds	Line 16
Contributions from Individuals	Line 17a(iii)
Contributions from Parties	Line 17b
Contributions from Committees	Line 17c
Contributions/Loans from the Candidate	Line 17d
Other Loans	Line 19b
Transfers	Line 18
Offsets to Operating Expenditures	Line 20d
Other Receipts	Line 21
Total	Line 22

Presidential Table 2

Operating Expenditures	Line 23, Column A
Transfers to other Committees	Line 24, Column A
Fundraising Disbursements	Line 25, Column A
Legal & Accounting Disbursements	Line 26, Column A
Total Loan Repayments	Line 27c, Column A
Total Contribution Refunds	Line 28d, Column A
Other Disbursements	Line 29, Column A
Total Disbursements	Line 30, Column A
Latest Cash on Hand	Line 10
Debts Owed by Campaign	Line 12
Debts Owed to Campaign	Line 11

Congressional Candidate Tables

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Congressional Candidate Table 1

The figures presented in Congressional Candidate Table 1 have been calculated by summing the data reported by House and Senate Candidate Committees (committee types H and S) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3 as listed below.

Number	Number of House and Senate candidates who filed campaign reports to the Commission with financial activity, total receipts or total disbursements greater than $0
Receipts	Form 3 Line 16, Column A
Contributions from Individuals	Form 3 Line 11a(iii), Column A
Contributions from Other Committees	Form 3 Line 11c, Column A
Candidate Contributions and Loans	Form 3 Line 11d, Column A plus Form 3 Line 13a, Column A
Disbursements	Form 3 Line 22, Column A
Cash on Hand	Form 3 Line 8
Debts	Form 3 Line 10

Congressional Candidate Table 2

The figures presented in Congressional Candidate Table 2 have been calculated by summing the data reported by Senate Candidate Committees (committee type S) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3 as listed below. Non-financial Senate Candidate information is reported on the candidate's Statement of Candidacy, FEC Form 2.

State	Form 2 Line 6
Candidate	Form 2 Line 1
Party	Form 2 Line 4
Incumbent/Challenger/Open	The information in this field is determined from multiple sources including the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, candidate announcements and news reports.
Two-Year Period	24-month period beginning on January 1 of an odd year and ending on December 31 of an even year.
Receipts	Form 3 Line 16, Column A
Contributions from Individuals	Form 3 Line 11a(iii), Column A
Contributions from PACs and Other Committees	Form 3 Line 11c, Column A
Contributions/Loans from the Candidate	Form 3 Line 11d, Column A plus Form 3 Line 13a, Column A
Transfers	Form 3 Line 12, Column A
Disbursements	Form 3 Line 22, Column A
Cash on Hand	Form 3 Line 8
Debts Owed	Form 3 Line 10

Congressional Candidate Table 3a – 3g

The total amounts in the Top 50 tables have been calculated by summing the data reported by Senate Candidate Committees (committee type S) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3 as listed below. Senate candidate information is reported on the candidate's Statement of Candidacy, FEC Form 2.

Rank	Rank 1-50 descending by amount
Candidate Name	Form 2 Line 1
State	Form 2 Line 6
Party	Form 2 Line 4
Incumbent/Challenger/Open	The information in this field is determined from multiple sources including the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, candidate announcements and news reports.
Receipts	Form 3 Line 16, Column A
Contributions from Individuals	Form 3 Line 11a(iii), Column A
Contributions from PACs and Other Committees	Form 3 Line 11c, Column A
Contributions/Loans from the Candidate	Form 3 Line 11d, Column A plus Form 3 Line 13a, Column A
Disbursements	Form 3 Line 22, Column A
Cash on Hand	Form 3 Line 8
Debts Owed	Form 3 Line 10

Congressional Candidate Table 4

The figures presented in Congressional Candidate Table 4 have been calculated by summing the data reported by House Candidate Committees (committee type H) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3 as listed below. House candidate information is reported on the candidate's Statement of Candidacy, FEC Form 2.

State	Form 2 Line 6
District	Form 2 Line 6
Candidate	Form 2 Line 1
Party	Form 2 Line 4
Incumbent/Challenger/Open	The information in this field is determined from multiple sources including the Clerk of the House of the Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, candidate announcements and news reports.
Receipts	Form 3 Line 16, Column A
Contributions from Individuals	Form 3 Line 11a(iii), Column A
Contributions from PACs and Other Committees	Form 3 Line 11c, Column A
Contributions/Loans from the Candidate	Form 3 Line 11d, Column A plus Form 3 Line 13a, Column A
Disbursements	Form 3 Line 22, Column A
Cash on Hand	Form 3 Line 8
Debts Owed	Form 3 Line 10

Congressional Candidate 5a - 8g

The total amounts in the Top 50 tables have been calculated by summing the data reported by House Candidate Committees (committee type H) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3 as listed below. House candidate information is reported on the candidate's Statement of Candidacy, FEC Form 2.

Rank	Rank 1-50 descending by amount
Candidate	Form 2 Line 1
State	Form 2 Line 6
District	Form 2 Line 6
Party	Form 2 Line 4
Incumbent/Challenger/Open	The information in this field is determined from multiple sources including the Clerk of the House of the Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, candidate announcements and news reports.
Receipts	Form 3 Line 16, Column A
Contributions from Individuals	Form 3 Line 11a(iii), Column A
Contributions from PACs and Other Committees	Form 3 Line 11c, Column A
Contributions/Loans from the Candidate	Form 3 Line 11d, Column A plus Form 3 Line 13a, Column A
Disbursements	Form 3 Line 22, Column A
Cash on Hand	Form 3 Line 8
Debts Owed	Form 3 Line 10

National Party Committee Tables

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National Party Committee Table 1

The total figures presented in Party Table 1 have been calculated by summing the data reported by national party committees* on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3X or from specific lines on Schedule A or Schedule B, as listed below.

Receipts (total receipts)	Line 19, Column A
Individuals	Line 11a(iii), Column A
Other Committees	Line 11c, Column A
Transfers from other National Committees	Line 12, Column A or Line 17, Column A, with transaction type 18G and contributor ID indicating the other national party committee that made the transfer.
Transfers from State/Local Parties	Line 12, Column A or Line 17, Column A with transaction type 18G and contributor ID indicating the state or local party committee that made the transfer.
Disbursements (total disbursements)	Line 31, Column A
Contributions	Line 23, Column A
Coordinated Expenditures	Line 25, Column A
Independent Expenditures	Line 24, Column A
Transfers to other National	Line 22, Column A or Line 23, Column A, with transaction type 24G and recipient ID indicating the other national party committee that received the transfer.
Transfers to State/Local	Line 22, Column A or Line 23, Column A, with transaction type 24G and recipient ID indicating the state or local party committee that received the transfer.
Cash on Hand	Line 8
Debts Owed By	Line 10

*The six Democratic and Republican national party committees are: DNC (C00010603), DSCC (C00042366), DCCC (C00000935), RNC (C00003418), NRSC (C00027466) and NRCC (C00075820). Other Party Committees include the Constitution Party National Committee (C00279802), Green Party of the United States (C00370221), Libertarian National Committee (C00255695), Reform Party of the United States (C00331314), Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (C00428664) and Libertarian National Congressional Committee (C00418103).

National Party Committee Tables 2 and 3

The total figures presented in Party Tables 2 and 3 have been calculated by summing the data reported by Democratic and Republican national party committees on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3X or from specific lines on Schedule A or Schedule B, as listed below.

Receipts (total receipts)	Line 19, Column A
Individuals	Line 11a(iii), Column A
Other Committees	Line 11c, Column A
Transfers from other National Committees	Line 12, Column A or Line 17, Column A, with transaction type 18G and contributor ID indicating the other national party committee that made the transfer.
Transfers from State/Local Parties	Line 12, Column A or Line 17, Column A, with transaction type 18G and contributor ID indicating the state or local party committee that made the transfer.
Disbursements (total disbursements)	Line 31, Column A
Contributions	Line 23, Column A
Coordinated Expenditures	Line 25, Column A
Independent Expenditures	Line 24, Column A
Transfers to other National	Line 22, Column A or Line 23, Column A, with transaction type 24G and recipient ID indicating the other national party committee that received the transfer.
Transfers to State/Local	Line 22, Column A or Line 23, Column A, with transaction type 24G and recipient indicating the state or local party committee that received the transfer.
Cash on Hand	Line 8
Debts Owed By	Line 10

State and Local Party Committees (Federal Funds) of National Party Tables 2 and 3

State and local party committees are party committees, with the exception of host committees, convention committees, committees located in Washington, DC and those national committees listed above.

Receipts (total receipts)	Line 19, Column A - Line 18c, Column A
Individuals	Line 11a(iii), Column A
Other Committees	Line 11c, Column A
Transfers from other National Committees	Sum of transfers to state and local parties reported by the national party committees.
Transfers from State/Local Parties	Line 12, Column A or Line 17, Column A with transaction type 18G and contributor ID indicating the state or local party committee that made the transfer.
Disbursements (total disbursements)	Line 31, Column A minus Line 21aii, Column A plus Line 30aii, Column A
Contributions	Line 23, Column A
Coordinated Expenditures	Line 25, Column A
Independent Expenditures	Line 24, Column A
Transfers to other National Committees	Sum of transfers from state and local parties reported by the national party committees
Transfers to State/Local Parties	Line 22, Column A or Line 23, Column A, with transaction type 24G and recipient ID recipient indicating the state or local party committee that received the transfer.
Cash on Hand	Line 8
Debts Owed By	Line 10

Total Party Financial Activity of National Party Tables 2 and 3

Receipts (total receipts)	National party receipts plus state and local receipts minus the sum of transfers from national parties and transfers from state and local parties
Individuals	National party individual contributions plus state and local party individual contributions
Other Committees	National party other committee contributions plus state and local other committee contributions
Transfers from other National Committees	National party transfers from national parties plus state and local transfers from national parties
Transfers from State/Local Parties	National party transfers from state and local parties plus state and local transfers from state and local parties
Disbursements (total disbursements)	National party disbursements plus state and local disbursements minus the sum of transfers from national parties and transfers from state and local parties
Contributions	National party contributions to candidates and committees plus state and local contributions to candidates and committees
Coordinated Expenditures	National party coordinated expenditures plus state and local coordinated expenditures
Independent Expenditures	National party independent expenditures plus state and local independent expenditures
Transfers to other National	National party transfers to national parties plus state and local transfers to national parties
Transfers to State/Local	National party transfers to state and local parties plus state and local party transfers to state and local parties
Cash on Hand	National party cash on hand plus state and local cash on hand
Debts Owed By	National party debts owed by plus state and local debts owed by

Political Action Committee (PAC) Tables

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PAC Table 1

The figures presented in PAC Table 1 have been calculated by summing the data reported by PACs, (committee types N for nonqualified and Q for qualified) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3X as listed below.

Number of Committees	Number of committees that were active at any point during the covered reporting period
Total Receipts	Form 3X Line 19, Column A
Total Disbursements	Form 3X Line 31, Column A
Debts Owed By	Form 3X Line 10
Cash on Hand	Form 3X Line 8
Connected organization type is reported on Form 1 Lines 5(e) and 6.
Non-Connected	The committee has not selected any organization type from Form 1 Line 5(e), or the committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 is blank, or the committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 contains the word 'NONE'.
Corporate	The committee has selected 'Corporation' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Labor	The committee has selected 'Labor Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Trade	The committee has selected 'Trade Association' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Membership	The committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 is not blank and does not contain the word 'NONE'.
Cooperative	The committee has selected 'Cooperative' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Corporation without Capital Stock	The committee has selected 'Corporation w/o Capital Stock' on Form 1 Line 5(e).

PAC Tables 2a – 9d

The total amounts in the Top 50 tables have been calculated by summing the data reported by PACs (committee types N and Q) on the line numbers and columns from the Summary and Detailed Summary Pages of FEC Form 3X as listed below, then ranking them in descending order.

Rank	Rank 1-50 descending by amount
ID #	Filer's FEC ID
Committee	Filer's name
Total Receipts	Form 3X Line 19, Column A
Total Disbursements	Form 3X Line 31, Column A
Debts owed By	Form 3X Line 10
Cash on Hand	Form 3X Line 8
Connected organization type	Form 1 Lines 5(e) and 6
Non-Connected	The committee has not selected any organization type from Form 1 Line 5(e), or the committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 is blank, or the committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 contains the word 'NONE'.
Corporate	The committee has selected 'Corporation' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Labor	The committee has selected 'Labor Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Trade	The committee has selected 'Trade Association' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Membership	The committee has selected 'Membership Organization' on Form 1 Line 5(e) and Line 6 is not blank and does not contain the word 'NONE'.
Cooperative	The committee has selected 'Cooperative' on Form 1 Line 5(e).
Corporation without Capital Stock	The committee has selected 'Corporation w/o Capital Stock' on Form 1 Line 5(e).

Independent Expenditure Tables

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Independent Expenditure Table 1

The independent expenditures included in Independent Expenditure Table 1 were reported by political committees registered with the Commission on Schedule E of FEC Form 3X within the given reporting period. Political committees are required to submit 24- and 48-hour notices of these communications, but must also report them on their next scheduled quarterly, monthly or election-sensitive report. In order to avoid duplicate entries in the table below, only Schedule E transactions from a quarterly, monthly or election-sensitive report are included here, and amendments have replaced original filings.

ID #	Filer's FEC ID
Committee/Individual	Filer’s name
Filer	Filer type: Party - committee types X and Y PAC – committee types N and Q Single Candidate IE – committee type U Super PAC – committee type O Hybrid PAC – committee types V and W Senate – committee type S
Date	Expenditure date reported on Form 3X Schedule E Line 24
Amount	Expenditure amount reported on Form 3X Schedule E Line 24
Image	Image location on the FEC website
Support / Oppose	Support or Oppose indicator reported on Form 3X Schedule E Line 24
Candidate	Candidate ID

Independent Expenditure Table 2

The independent expenditures included in Independent Expenditure Table 2 were reported by persons other than political committees on FEC Form 5 within the given reporting period. Persons other than political committees are required to submit 24- and 48-hour notices of these communications, but must also report them on their next quarterly, monthly or election-sensitive report. The table below shows all FEC Form 5 submissions, including both original filings and all subsequent amendments. Simply summing all of these expenditures will generate an inflated total amount for a particular reporting period.

ID #	Filer's FEC ID
Committee/Individual	Filer's name
Filer	Committee type I
Date	Expenditure date reported on Form 5 Schedule E
Amount	Expenditure amount reported on Form 5 Schedule E
Image	Image location on the FEC website
Report	Report type
Amendment	N – new, A - amendment
Support/Oppose	Support or Oppose indicator reported on Form 5 Schedule E
Candidate	Candidate ID

Electioneering Communication Table

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Electioneering Communication Table 1

The electioneering communications included in Electioneering Communications Table 1 were reported to the Commission on FEC Form 9 within the given reporting period. The table below shows all FEC Form 9 submissions, including both original filings and all subsequent amendments. NB: Simply summing all of these communications will generate an inflated total amount for a particular reporting period.

Committee ID	Filer's FEC ID
Committee Name	Filer's name
Amendment	Line 3: N – new; A - amendment
Public Distribution Date	Line 5a
Communication Title	Line 5b
Total Disbursements	Line 10
Beginning Coverage Date	Line 4
Ending Coverage Date	Line 4
Filing Received	Date filing received at FEC
Image	Image location

Formula Calculations for Statistical Tables: Election Cycles from 1975 through 2010

Presidential Candidate Tables

Congressional Candidate Tables

National Party Committee Tables

Political Action Committee (PAC) Tables

Independent Expenditure Tables

Electioneering Communication Table