United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Congressional Campaign Finances—Contributions 495
N o . 8 1 0 . C o n g r e s s i o n a l C a m p a ig n F in a n c e s — A d j u s t e d R e c e ip t s a n d D is b u r s e m e n t s :
1 9 7 7 TO 1 9 8 0
[Covers all campaign finance activity during 2 year calendar period indicated for primary, general, run-off, and special elections. For
1977-1976, relates to 1,655 House of Representatives candidates and to 254 Senate candidates; and for 1979-1980 to 1,944
House of Representatives candidates and to 344 Senate candidates. Receipts and disbursements have been adjusted to
eliminate transfers between all committees within a campaign]
ITEM
HOUSE
SENATE
1977 -1978 1979- 1980 1977-1978 1979-1980
Amount
(mil.
dol.)
Percent
distribution
Amount
(mil.
dol.)
Percent
distribution
Amount
(mil.
doi.)
Percent
distribution
Amount
(mil.
dol.)
Percent
distribution
T o ta l re c e ip ts 1......................................................... 113.9 100.0 144.0 100.0 85.5 100.0 104.6 100.0
Contributions:
$101-$499...................................................... 11.1 9.7 (NA) (NA) 8.5 9.9 (NA) (NA)
$500 and over................................................. 14.6 12.8 21.9 15.2 18.3 21.4 25.6 24.4
Party committee.............................................. 5.0 4.4 4.6 3.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1
Non-party committee....................................... 24.4 21.4 37.9 26.3 9.7 13.2 17.3 16.5
63.7 55.9 71.9 49.9 42.6 54.6
49.4 43.4 71.0 49.3 42.4 49.6 49.7
Olliers.... ............................. .8 .7 1.2 .8 .5 .6 .4 .4
46.6 40.9 72.5 50.3 30.0 35.1 38.5 36.7
32.1 28.2 44.4 30.8 30.1 47.8
35.2 30.9 27.1 18.8 25.4 29.7 18.5
T o ta l d is b u rs e m e n ts .............................................. 109.6 100.0 136.0 100.0 85.2 100.0 102.9 100.0
55.9 67.8 4? 1
Republicans........................................................ 47.5 43.3 67.1 49.3 42.6 50.0 48.9 47.5
.8 .7 1.1 .8 .5
Incumbents............................................... ......... 43.1 39.3 65.7 48.3 30.2 35.4 37.8 36.7
Challengers........................................................ 31.8 29.0 43.6 32.2 30.1 35.3 47.2 45.9
Open seats3....................................................... 34.7 31.7 26.5 19.5 24.9 29.2 17.9 17.4
NA Not available. ‘ includes other types of receipts, not shown separately. 3Elections in which an incumbent did not
seek re-election.
Source: U.S. Federal Election Commission, F E C R e p o rts o n F in a n c ia l A c tiv ity , 1 9 7 7 -1 9 7 8 , in te rim R e p o rt N o . s , U .S . S e n a te a n d
H o u s e C a m p a ig n s , June 1979 and F E C R e p o rts o n F in a n c ia l A c tiv ity , 1 9 7 9 -1 9 8 0 , F in a l R e p o rt, U .S . S e n a te a n d H o u s e
C a m p a ig n s , March 1982.
N o . 811. C o n t r i b u t i o n s t o C o n g r e s s i o n a l C a m p a ig n s b y P o l i t i c a l A c t io n C o m m i t t e e s (PAC)
b y T y p e o f C o m m i t t e e : 1 9 7 7 t o 1 9 8 0
[In millions of dollars. Covers amounts given to candidates in primary, general, run-off, and special elections during the two year
calendar period indicated]
1 9 7 7-1978 197 9-1980
ITEM
Total1
Corporate
Trade
assoc.2 Labor Nonconnected
3 Total1 Corporate
Trade
assoc.2 Labor Nonconnected
*
HOU8E OF REPRESENTATIVES
Total contributions.................. 24.4 6.0 8.6 7.2 1.8 37.9 12.2 11.7 9 .4 3.1
Democrats....................................... 14.4 2.6 3.9 7.0 .4 20.5 4.7 5.1 8 .9 .9
Republicans..................................... 10.0 3.4 4.7 .2 1.4 17.2 7.5 8.6 .4 2.1
Incumbents...................................... 14.7 3,8 5.2 4.6 .5 24.9 8.1 8.0 6.6 1.0
Challengers...................................... 4.6 1.1 1.5 1.2 .8 7.9 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.4
Open seats 4..................................... 5.1 1.1 1.9 1.4 .5 5.1 1.5 1.5 1.2 .7
SENATE
Total contributions.................. 9.7 3.5 2.6 2.7 .7 17.3 6 .9 4.1 3 .8 1.9
Democrats....................................... 4.5 .9 .9 2.4 .2 8.3 2.1 1.9 3 .4 .5
Republicans..................................... 5.2 2.6 1.7 .3 .5 9.0 4 .8 2.2 .4 1.4
Incumbents....................................... 4.5 1.8 1.3 1.2 .2 8.6 2 .7 2.2 2 .7 .5
Challengers....................................... 3.0 .9 .7 .9 .3 6.6 3.3 1.4 J 1.1
Open seats4 2.2 .8 .6 .6 .2 2.1 .9 .5 .4 .3
1Includes other types of political action committees not shown separately.
3 Includes membership organizations and health organizations.
3 Represents “ideological’' groups as well as other issue groups not necessarily Ideological in nature.
4 Elections in which an incumbent did not seek re-election.
Source: U.S. Federal Election Commission, F E C R e p o rts o n F in a n c ia l A c tiv ity , 1 9 7 7 -1 9 7 8 , in te rim R e p o rt N o . 5 , U S . S e n a te a n d
H o u s e C a m p a ig n s , June 1979 and F E C R e p o rts o n F in a n c ia l A c tiv ity , 1 9 7 9 -1 9 8 0 , F in a l R e p o rt, U .S . S e n a te a n d H o u s e
C a m p a ig n s , March 1982.