Non-party independent expenditures in congressional elections
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The table below details independent expenditures by non-party entities in congressional elections from 1978 to 2014. An independent expenditure is defined by the FEC as an expenditure for a communication "expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate that is not made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a candidate’s authorized committee, or their agents, or a political party or its agents."[1]
| Non-party independent expenditures in congressional elections, 1978-2014 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Type of spending | ||||||
| For Democrats | Against Democrats | For Republicans | Against Republicans | Total | |||
| 2014 | |||||||
| House | $15,263,587 | $40,597,011 | $39,445,914 | $48,052,065 | $143,358,577 | ||
| Senate | $36,596,536 | $120,655,341 | $82,767,574 | $147,253,985 | $387,273,436 | ||
| 2012 | |||||||
| House | $24,141,814 | $79,571,774 | $35,142,645 | $65,214,900 | $204,071,134 | ||
| Senate | $18,834,091 | $104,706,947 | $43,921,591 | $99,904,858 | $267,367,487 | ||
| 2010 | |||||||
| House | $22,350,274 | $40,221,619 | $15,861,391 | $27,819,774 | $106,253,057 | ||
| Senate | $14,667,578 | $47,114,547 | $24,463,148 | $19,329,124 | $105,574,398 | ||
| 2008 | |||||||
| House | $9,318,157 | $2,233,625 | $9,222,088 | $7,766,211 | $25,955,811 | ||
| Senate | $5,956,724 | $2,030,662 | $6,054,451 | $5,503,303 | $17,775,352 | ||
| 2006 | |||||||
| House | $7,564,148 | $906,029 | $7,495,128 | $14,191,132 | $30,156,437 | ||
| Senate | $3,434,161 | $358,472 | $6,694,177 | $1,731,481 | $12,218,291 | ||
| 2004 | |||||||
| House | $1,686,864 | $83,582 | $4,885,663 | $683,251 | $5,856,330 | ||
| Senate | $520,558 | $389,910 | $9,700,070 | $456,890 | $8,831,084 | ||
| 2002 | |||||||
| House | $3,506,593 | $344,672 | $3,319,361 | $709,035 | $5,987,893 | ||
| Senate | $6,941,924 | $238,490 | $4,668,253 | $1,544,636 | $10,177,808 | ||
| 2000 | |||||||
| House | $5,653,170 | $322,023 | $3,978,372 | $2,290,037 | $8,905,899 | ||
| Senate | $2,037,280 | $835,600 | $6,018,794 | $3,751,854 | $9,196,802 | ||
| 1998 | |||||||
| House | $2,596,021 | $375,112 | $5,487,531 | $874,291 | $6,426,022 | ||
| Senate | $1,262,386 | $212,865 | $2,091,520 | $1,469,180 | $3,467,405 | ||
| 1996 | |||||||
| House | $1,024,970 | $192,687 | $3,960,521 | $2,114,030 | $4,833,006 | ||
| Senate | $439,235 | $1,255,593 | $4,333,864 | $1,257,173 | $4,828,803 | ||
| 1994 | |||||||
| House | $802,892 | $780,301 | $1,738,551 | $81,172 | $2,130,271 | ||
| Senate | $326,210 | $693,191 | $2,091,923 | $858,657 | $2,485,262 | ||
| 1992 | |||||||
| House | $2,507,021 | $727,085 | $2,676,177 | $764,275 | $3,955,629 | ||
| Senate | $1,919,066 | $277,331 | $1,458,708 | $355,172 | $2,376,662 | ||
| 1990 | |||||||
| House | $1,284,737 | $236,727 | $1,213,071 | $134,840 | $1,584,157 | ||
| Senate | $1,414,317 | $482,221 | $2,602,020 | $1,058,573 | $3,068,044 | ||
| 1988 | |||||||
| House | $2,932,795 | $557,767 | $1,840,917 | $297,581 | $2,812,911 | ||
| Senate | $1,663,085 | $1,234,842 | $5,622,268 | $287,047 | $4,401,088 | ||
| 1986 | |||||||
| House | $5,153,083 | $490,938 | $2,837,330 | $259,269 | $4,046,581 | ||
| Senate | $2,134,907 | $1,366,011 | $7,220,431 | $751,693 | $5,311,590 | ||
| 1984 | |||||||
| House | $1,277,617 | $269,253 | $1,443,763 | $61,171 | $1,339,391 | ||
| Senate | $742,862 | $935,160 | $4,119,485 | $4,744,309 | $4,626,647 | ||
| 1982 | |||||||
| House | $592,311 | $2,116,284 | $1,207,978 | $162,639 | $1,662,796 | ||
| Senate | $312,666 | $7,808,579 | $732,067 | $1,186,747 | $4,092,597 | ||
| 1980 | |||||||
| House | $547,639 | $109,241 | $1,179,308 | $129,665 | $684,248 | ||
| Senate | $365,967 | $3,684,962 | $751,804 | $35,712 | $1,684,102 | ||
| 1978 | |||||||
| House | $104,298 | $112,682 | $256,710 | $19,237 | $492,927 | ||
| Senate | $372,199 | $133,317 | $94,640 | $7,207 | $607,363 | ||
| Notes: Figures are adjusted for 2014 dollars. Source: Campaign Finance Institute, "Non-Party Independent Expenditures in House and Senate Elections, 1978-2014," accessed September 24, 2015 | |||||||
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