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2008 Overview

Stats at a Glance



House
Party No. of Cands Total Raised Total Spent Total Cash
on Hand
Total
from PACs
Total
from Indivs
All 1289 $666,413,006 $420,247,901 $398,576,340 $217,903,251 $367,687,885
Dems 647 $360,116,985 $215,335,490 $226,822,334 $132,250,655 $197,602,657
Repubs 594 $304,967,365 $204,165,598 $171,388,020 $85,637,992 $169,429,763
Senate
Party No. of Cands Total Raised Total Spent Total Cash
on Hand
Total
from PACs
Total
from Indivs
All 164 $288,669,047 $167,389,174 $194,233,268 $58,738,002 $192,004,687
Dems 82 $153,083,997 $97,726,924 $91,072,924 $25,708,578 $106,748,118
Repubs 72 $135,422,804 $69,522,804 $103,144,114 $33,026,124 $85,156,701
President
Party No. of Cands Total Raised Total Spent Total Cash
on Hand
Total
from PACs
Total
from Indivs
All 25 $1,130,476,445 $995,352,319 $137,492,191 $5,116,507 $971,814,767
Dems 12 $710,302,867 $611,152,524 $99,960,475 $2,623,709 $634,496,177
Repubs 11 $418,302,442 $382,807,866 $37,031,941 $2,487,498 $335,713,674

Based on data released by the FEC on July 30, 2008.

To view data for previous cycles, visit our Historic Elections section.

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