All data are derived from candidate and party reports as well as other official studies available from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) located at 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20463. Telephone 202-219-4140 (or toll-free 800-424-9530). Individuals listed in italics were losing candidates in that election.

U.S. SENATE
The following charts show the top 15 1996 Senate candidates in terms of the highest total net receipts, net expenditures, political action committee (PAC) contributions, individual contributions, cash on hand and debts owed during the 1990-96 election cycle.

1996 Senate: Top Raisers
1. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)	$11,625,483
2. John F. Kerry (D-MA)	10,342,115
3. Guy W. Millner (R-GA)	9,917,102
4. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)	9,211,508
5. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)	8,212,612
6. Harvey Gantt (D-NC)	8,128,548
7. William F. Weld (R-MA)	8,074,417
8. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC)	7,808,820
9. Carl Levin (D-MI)	6,021,723
10. Paul D. Wellstone (DFL-MN)	5,991,013
11. James B. Nicholson (R-MI)	5,909,261
12. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)	5,543,520
13. John W. Warner (R-VA)	5,433,390
14. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)	4,767,940
15. Al Salvi (R-IL)	4,754,916

1996 Senate: Top Spenders
1. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)	$11,600,424
2. John F. Kerry (D-MA)	10,962,607
3. Guy W. Millner (R-GA)	9,858,955
4. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)	9,134,854
5. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)	8,238,181
6. Harvey Gantt (D-NC)	8,012,980
7. William F. Weld (R-MA)	8,002,123
8. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC)	7,798,520
9. Phil Gramm (R-TX)	6,289,591
10. Paul D. Wellstone (DFL-MN)	5,979,224
11. Carl Levin (D-MI)	5,965,017
12. James B. Nicholson (R-MI)	5,908,415
13. John W. Warner (R-VA)	5,596,061
14. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)	5,542,482
15. Tom Harkin (D-IA)	5,276,708

1996 Senate: Top PAC Recipients
1. John W. Warner (R-VA)	$1,601,460
2. Larry Pressler (R-SD)	1,513,835
3. Max Baucus (D-MT)	1,352,466
4. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)	1,293,151
5. Pat Roberts (R-KS)	1,216,831
6. Ted Stevens (R-AK)	1,203,797
7. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)	1,197,917
8. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)	1,154,329
9. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)	1,153,210
10. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)	1,117,944
11. Phil Gramm (R-TX)	1,107,961
12. Fred Thompson (R-TN)	1,080,345
13. Wayne Allard (R-CO)	1,061,594
14. Tom Harkin (D-IA)	1,061,573
15. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)	1,035,527

1996 Senate: Top Individual Contributions
1. John F. Kerry (D-MA)	$7,843,781
2. Harvey Gantt (D-NC)	7,619,519
3. William F. Weld (R-MA)	7,062,001
4. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC)	6,614,683
5. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)	6,112,877
6. Dick Zimmer (R-NJ)	5,525,662
7. Paul D. Wellstone (DFL-MN)	5,288,600
8. Carl Levin (D-MI)	4,937,261
9. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)	3,394,275
10. Tom Harkin (D-IA)	3,390,007
11. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)	3,286,786
12. Al Salvi (R-IL)	3,249,981
13. John W. Warner (R-VA)	2,955,543
14. Fred Thompson (R-TN)	2,923,085
15. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)	2,878,517

1996 Senate: Top Cash-on-Hand
1. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller (D-WV)	$980,751
2. Fred Thompson (R-TN)	836,460
3. Thad Cochran (R-MS)	600,518
4. Phil Gramm (R-TX)	598,108
5. Ted Stevens (R-AK)	328,540
6. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)	253,282
7. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)	208,283
8. Dick Swett (D-NH)	198,526
9. Bob Smith (R-NH)	190,341
10. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)	189,324
11. Roger Hugh Bedford (D-AL)	128,828
12. Harvey Gantt (D-NC)	125,749
13. Pat Roberts (R-KS)	109,499
14. Carl Levin (D-MI)	109,381
15. James Clifford Miller II (R-VA)	109,057

1996 Senate: Top Debts Owed
1. Guy W. Millner (R-GA)	$6,340,850
2. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)	2,422,459
3. Robert A. G. Monks (R-ME)	2,085,000
4. John F. Kerry (D-MA)	2,074,461
5. William Henry Linder (R-LA)	1,885,937
6. F. Charles McMains Jr. (R-LA)	1,775,149
7. Charles Addison Sanders (D-NC)	1,737,654
8. Al Salvi (R-IL)	1,458,923
9. Thomas H. Bruggere (D-OR)	1,399,500
10. David W. Cuddy (R-AK)	1,168,257
11. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)	1,052,107
12. Clinton M. Day (R-GA)	923,700
13. Walter Clifford Minnick (D-ID)	740,421
14. Jesse A. Helms (R-NC)	508,004
15. Harold Gene Worley (R-SC)	425,000

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The following charts show the top 25 1996 House candidates in terms of the highest total net receipts, net expenditures, political action committee (PAC) contributions, individual contributions, cash on hand and debts owed during the 1994-96 election cycle.

1996 House: Top Raisers
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	$6,252,069
2. Michael J. Coles (D-GA)	3,327,354
3. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	3,318,153
4. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	3,309,642
5. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA)	2,573,780
6. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-MA)	2,414,369
7. Vic Fazio (D-CA)	2,412,373
8. Greg Ganske (R-IA)	2,337,935
9. John Ensign (R-NV)	1,989,386
10. Martin Frost (D-TX)	1,964,330
11. Ron Paul (R-TX)	1,933,263
12. Tom Campbell (R-CA)	1,904,564
13. Steve Stockman (R-TX)	1,899,173
14. John R. Kasich (R-OH)	1,882,613
15. Christopher B. Cannon (R-UT)	1,827,718
16. Frank A. Cremeans (R-OH)	1,788,241
17. Jon Christensen (R-NE)	1,771,220
18. Max A. Sandlin Jr. (D-TX)	1,706,389
19. Jane Harman (D-CA)	1,703,775
20. Ken Bentsen Jr. (D-TX)	1,692,979
21. Charlie Norwood Jr. (R-GA)	1,681,950
22. Rick White (R-WA)	1,679,748
23. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,663,100
24. Nick Lampson (D-TX)	1,643,257
25. Tom DeLay (R-TX)	1,620,227

1996 House: Top Spenders
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	$5,577,715
2. Michael J. Coles (D-GA)	3,325,030
3. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	3,110,509
4. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA)	2,571,595
5. Greg Ganske (R-IA)	2,334,251
6. Vic Fazio (D-CA)	2,320,330
7. Martin Frost (D-TX)	1,963,529
8. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-MA)	1,952,906
9. Ron Paul (R-TX)	1,927,756
10. John Ensign (R-NV)	1,904,413
11. Steve Stockman (R-TX)	1,898,778
12. John D. Dingell (D-MI)	1,854,280
13. Christopher B. Cannon (R-UT)	1,826,849
14. Frank A. Cremeans (R-OH)	1,786,582
15. Jon Christensen (R-NE)	1,722,490
16. Max A. Sandlin Jr. (D-TX)	1,691,255
17. Richard K. (Dick) Armey (R-TX)	1,673,388
18. Rick White (R-WA)	1,671,909
19. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,659,723
20. Ken Bentsen Jr. (D-TX)	1,654,345
21. Tom Campbell (R-CA)	1,650,740
22. Charlie Norwood Jr. (R-GA)	1,622,486
23. Tom DeLay (R-TX)	1,621,708
24. Nick Lampson (D-TX)	1,612,625
25. Bart Gordon (D-TN)	1,609,419

1996 House: Top PAC Recipients
1. Vic Fazio (D-CA)	$1,348,260
2. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	1,169,422
3. Martin Frost (D-TX)	1,112,737
4. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	1,098,746
5. Tom DeLay (R-TX)	1,066,875
6. Ken Bentsen Jr. (D-TX)	910,734
7. John D. Dingell (D-MI)	879,060
8. David E. Bonior (D-MI)	862,148
9. Bart Gordon (D-TN)	742,511
10. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY)	711,089
11. Rick White (R-WA)	705,106
12. John Ensign (R-NV)	698,949
13. Tom Bliley (R-VA)	697,582
14. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)	696,267
15. Philip S. English (R-PA)	672,296
16. Bill Paxon (R-NY)	668,971
17. Greg Ganske (R-IA)	668,464
18. Charlie Norwood Jr. (R-GA)	664,419
19. William M. Thomas (R-CA)	650,824
20. Randy Tate (R-WA)	645,900
21. Robert L. (Bob) Livingston (R-LA)	642,295
22. Joe L. Barton (R-TX)	634,813
23. Jon Christensen (R-NE)	627,125
24. Tom Coburn (R-OK)	622,794
25. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)	604,261

1996 House: Top Individual Contributions
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	$5,094,260
2. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	2,672,010
3. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-MA)	2,040,525
4. Ron Paul (R-TX)	1,774,209
5. John R. Kasich (R-OH)	1,388,377
6. Tom Campbell (R-CA)	1,262,932
7. Steve Stockman (R-TX)	1,251,102
8. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	1,220,900
9. Martin Hoke (R-OH)	1,202,660
10. Van Hilleary (R-TN)	1,197,858
11. John Ensign (R-NV)	1,189,784
12. Linda Smith (R-WA)	1,153,291
13. Rod R. Blagojevich (D-IL)	1,152,958
14. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,132,013
15. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)	1,100,757
16. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	1,088,363
17. Jon Christensen (R-NE)	1,084,923
18. Peter G. Torkildsen (R-MA)	1,062,367
19. Greg Ganske (R-IA)	1,034,374
20. Tom Davis (R-VA)	1,022,016
21. Vic Fazio (D-CA)	1,014,510
22. Jane Harman (D-CA)	997,937
23. Charlie Norwood Jr. (R-GA)	961,230
24. Nick Lampson (D-TX)	955,580
25. William P. Baker (R-CA)	954,444

1996 House: Top Cash-on-Hand
1. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	$5,052,292
2. David Dreier (R-CA)	2,741,564
3. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-MA)	1,247,271
4. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)	972,924
5. Dan Burton (R-IN)	961,370
6. Nick J. Rahall II (D-WV)	957,731
7. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	894,499
8. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)	827,480
9. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)	825,054
10. Rick A. Lazio (R-NY)	757,524
11. Peter Deutsch (D-FL)	720,642
12. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)	690,692
13. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)	689,402
14. Jim Saxton (R-NJ)	678,012
15. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin (R-LA)	663,894
16. Christopher Cox (R-CA)	663,039
17. Scott McInnis (R-CO)	659,098
18. Bill Archer (R-TX)	647,303
19. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)	639,899
20. John Lewis (D-GA)	624,137
21. William M. Thomas (R-CA)	579,140
22. Clifford B. Stearns (R-FL)	570,105
23. Harold D. Rogers (R-KY)	549,207
24. John J. LaFalce (D-NY)	540,509
25. Joe L. Barton (R-TX)	539,454

1996 House: Debts Owed
1. Eugene J. Fontenot (R-TX)	$3,479,347
2. Michael J. Coles (D-GA)	2,785,707
3. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA)	1,677,609
4. Christopher B. Cannon (R-UT)	1,644,509
5. Dick Chrysler (R-MI)	1,613,568
6. Dal Anthony Lamagna (D-NY)	993,879
7. Max A. Sandlin Jr. (D-TX)	843,436
8. Terry Everett (R-AL)	675,873
9. Richard P. Sybert (R-CA)	670,554
10. Norman Sisisky (D-VA)	639,183
11. Brad Sherman (D-CA)	623,989
12. Peter James Tsakanikas (D-FL)	573,851
13. Joseph J. Fitzsimmons (R-MI)	520,000
14. Michela A. Alioto (D-CA)	506,310
15. Greg Ganske (R-IA)	501,583
16. Brian Dodd Pardo (R-TX)	498,437
17. Irwin Savodnik (R-CA)	492,692
18. Lawrence Irwin Lerner (D-NJ)	488,625
19. Joseph R. Paolino Jr (D-RI)	477,875
20. David Lee Davis (R-TN)	467,584
21. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)	441,079
22. Jo Ann Howard (D-TX)	439,054
23. Paul M. Barby (D-OK)	410,000
24. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)	384,975
25. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)	381,000

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