2008 Overview
Top 20 Recipients of Party Committee Funds
It is well known that candidates for Congress and president raise money from individuals and political action committees (PACs), but they also turn to the political parties to fill their campaign coffers. Candidates for the House and president can raise up to $5,000 per election (primary and general) from each federally registered party committee. Senate candidates can raise up to $39,900 per campaign in 2008. This, of course, does not include money the parties can spend in support of a candidate, either in coordination with, or independent of, that candidate's campaign.
| Candidate | Total |
|---|---|
| Greg Davis (R-Miss) | $64,890 |
| Robert E Latta (R-Ohio) | $24,485 |
| Niki Tsongas (D-Mass) | $24,444 |
| James D. Oberweis (R-Ill) | $19,814 |
| Jon Elrod (R-Ind) | $15,000 |
| Travis W. Childers (D-Miss) | $15,000 |
| Timothy Bee (R-Ariz) | $14,000 |
| Louis J. Barletta (R-Pa) | $12,500 |
| Eric Massa (D-NY) | $12,472 |
| Darcy Burner (D-Wash) | $12,452 |
| Andre Carson (D-Ind) | $12,435 |
| Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind) | $10,738 |
| Robin Weirauch (D-Ohio) | $10,000 |
| Michael E. Sodrel (R-Ind) | $10,000 |
| Tom McClintock (R-Calif) | $10,000 |
| Donald J. Cazayoux (D-La) | $10,000 |
| Bob Lord (D-Ariz) | $10,000 |
| Darren White (R-NM) | $10,000 |
| Rob Wittman (R-Va) | $10,000 |
| Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) | $9,036 |
| Candidate | Total |
|---|---|
| Bob Schaffer (R-Colo) | $42,558 |
| Tom Allen (D-Maine) | $40,024 |
| Mark Udall (D-Colo) | $39,999 |
| Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) | $39,900 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) | $39,900 |
| Tim Johnson (D-SD) | $39,900 |
| Norm Coleman (R-Minn) | $37,899 |
| Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | $28,018 |
| John E. Sununu (R-NH) | $22,533 |
| James W. DeMint (R-SC) | $10,084 |
| Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) | $10,000 |
| Jim Ogonowski (R-Mass) | $10,000 |
| Susan Collins (R-Maine) | $5,202 |
| Jeff Sessions (R-Ala) | $5,094 |
| Al Franken (D-Minn) | $5,050 |
| Roger Wicker (R-Miss) | $5,028 |
| Rick Noriega (D-Texas) | $5,000 |
| Joel D. Dykstra (R-SD) | $5,000 |
| James Webb (D-Va) | $5,000 |
| Mark Pryor (D-Ark) | $5,000 |
To view data for previous cycles, visit our Historic Elections section.
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