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Book Chapters

Chapters in Election After Reform: Money, Politics, and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2006)
  • The First Congressional Elections after BCRA, Gary C. Jacobson
  • Self-Financed Candidates and the "Millionaires' Amendment", Jennifer A. Steen
  • The Parties' Congressional Campaign Committees in 2004, Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny
Chapters in Life After Reform: When The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Meets Politics (2003)
  • The Stagnation of Congressional Elections, James E. Campbell
  • The "Millionaire's Amendment", Jennifer A. Steen

Releases and Analyses

DateTitle
5/13/2008SMALL DONORS NOT A FACTOR IN HOUSE RACES; DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN FINANCIAL LEAD
3/13/2008Republican Challengers to Incumbent Democrats Are Fewer and Less Funded Than in Recent Past Elections
3/6/2008Campaign Finance Information for the 24 Races Targeted by the NRCC
2/19/2008HOUSE DEMOCRATS HOLD AN EARLY FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE IN CRITICAL 2008 MATCHUPS
10/30/2007More Republican Incumbents Than Democrats Face Well Funded Challengers At Nine Months
7/18/2007Democratic Incumbents Up, Republicans Down
6/20/2007CFI Releases "The Ups and Downs of Small and Large Donors"
4/18/2007Malbin Testifies in Support of Party Spending Bill
11/8/2006House Winners Raised a Record Average of $1.1 Million
11/8/2006Last Minute Independent Party Expenditures in Competitive Senate Races
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Data Tables, Figures, Charts

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2008-House
View House Receipts and Cash on Hand, Open Seat Districts, 2003-2007 at 12 Months
View Net Receipts and Sources of Contributions - 2008 House Candidates through Dec. 31, 2007
View House Receipts and Cash on Hand, Incumbent-Challenger Districts, 2003-2007 at 12 Months
View House Receipts and Cash on Hand, Freshman Districts, 2003-2007 at 12 Months
View House Receipts and Cash on Hand, Potentially Competitive Incumbent-Challenger Districts, 2003-2007 at 12 Months
View House Receipts and Cash on Hand, Potentially Competitive Open-Seat Districts, 2003-2007 at 12 Months
View Potentially Competitive House Seats and Best-Funded Candidates, Listed Individually


2008-Senate
View 2002-2008 Senate Major Party Candidates' Fundraising in the Year Before Election Year
View 2008 Senate Major Party Candidates' Fundraising in the Year Before Election Year