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) 694-1100 (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 1998 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 1997-98 election cycle.

1998 Senate: Top Raisers
1. Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL)	$17,898,456
2. Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY)	17,760,311
3. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	16,825,671
4. Darrell Edward Issa (R-CA)	13,582,767
5. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	12,837,493
6. Matthew K. Fong (R-CA)	10,818,417
7. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)	9,370,462
8. John Edwards (D-NC)	8,420,983
9. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)	7,222,013
10. Charles Owen (D-KY)	6,823,911
11. Arlen Specter (R-PA)	6,264,387
12. George Voinovich (R-OH)	6,098,620
13. Paul Coverdell (R-GA)	5,944,031
14. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)	5,848,137
15. Thomas A. Daschle (D-SD)	5,614,668

1998 Senate: Top Spenders
1. Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY)	$24,195,287
2. Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL)	17,678,198
3. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	16,671,877
4. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	13,738,578
5. Darrell Edward Issa (R-CA)	13,549,659
6. Matthew K. Fong (R-CA)	10,764,892
7. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)	9,367,671
8. John Edwards (D-NC)	8,331,382
9. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)	7,200,895
10. Paul Coverdell (R-GA)	6,936,745
11. Charles Owen (D-KY)	6,823,911
12. George Voinovich (R-OH)	6,756,712
13. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)	6,229,649
14. Patty Murray (D-WA)	5,600,592
15. Michael J. Coles (D-GA)	5,275,419

1998 Senate: Top PAC Recipients
1. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)	$2,047,711
2. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)	2,026,360
3. Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY)	1,928,372
4. Thomas A. Daschle (D-SD)	1,849,856
5. Paul Coverdell (R-GA)	1,693,422
6. John Breaux (D-LA)	1,570,133
7. Matthew K. Fong (R-CA)	1,481,702
8. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	1,457,179
9. Arlen Specter (R-PA)	1,423,963
10. Charles Grassley (R-IA)	1,406,561
11. Jim Bunning (R-KY)	1,357,474
12. John Ensign (R-NV)	1,289,495
13. George Voinovich (R-OH)	1,260,740
14. Richard Shelby (R-AL)	1,243,751
15. Don Nickles (R-OK)	1,241,238

1998 Senate: Top Individual Contributions
1. Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY)	$14,511,521
2. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	10,410,255
3. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	10,052,111
4. Matthew K. Fong (R-CA)	9,153,332
5. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)	5,649,261
6. Linda Smith (R-WA)	5,153,918
7. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)	5,087,388
8. Arlen Specter(R-PA)	4,501,241
9. George Voinovich (R-OH)	4,242,059
10. Patty Murray (D-WA)	4,113,966
11. Paul Coverdell (R-GA)	3,984,212
12. Mark W. Neumann (R-WI)	3,676,865
13. Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)	3,639,858
14. Russell Feingold (D-WI)	3,611,000
15. Thomas A. Daschle (D-SD)	3,435,189

1998 Senate: Top Cash-on-Hand
1. Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)	$4,559,425
2. Arlen Specter (R-PA)	2,661,115
3. John McCain (R-AZ)	2,017,327
4. Evan Bayh (D-IN)	1,839,609
5. Charles Grassley (R-IA)	1,589,560
6. John Breaux (D-LA)	1,544,260
7. Thomas A. Daschle (D-SD)	1,049,992
8. Don Nickles (R-OK)	945,916
9. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)	916,658
10. Russell Feingold (D-WI)	723,722
11. Judd Gregg (R-NH)	645,825
12. George Voinovich (R-OH)	638,703
13. Frank Murkowski (R-AK)	617,168
14. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)	455,624
15. Ron Wyden (D-OR)	446,227

1998 Senate: Top Debts Owed
1. Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL)	$11,769,121
2. Darrell Edward Issa (R-CA)	9,469,564
3. John R. Edwards (D-NC)	6,150,000
4. Michael J. Coles (D-GA)	3,644,700
5. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC)	1,700,000
6. Robert Bennett (R-UT)	1,673,000
7. Christopher T. Bayley (R-WA)	1,320,000
8. Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-NY)	932,287
9. Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY)	638,734
10. Stephen Lewis Henry (D-KY)	537,333
11. Matthew K. Fong (R-CA)	396,688
12. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)	337,115
13. David Grier Martin Jr. (D-NC)	315,000
14. John A. McMullen (R-VT)	277,000
15. Edgar Scott Ferguson (D-AR)	262,500

U.S. House of Representatives
The following charts show the top 25 1998 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 1997-98 election cycle.

1998 House: Top Raisers
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)#	$6,831,829
2. Phillip Maloof (D-NM)	5,475,052
3. Christopher Gabrieli (D-MA)	5,289,033
4. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	4,978,701
5. Robert Dornan (R-CA)	3,765,673
6. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)	3,372,283
7. John T. O'Connor (D-MA)	3,356,471
8. Phillip Maloof (D-NM)*	2,649,637
9. Doug Ose (R-CA)	2,257,397
10. Ron Paul (R-TX)	2,098,777
11. Dick Armey (R-TX)	2,061,340
12. Bob Riley (R-AL)	1,986,617
13. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,935,548
14. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ)	1,926,630
15. Don Sherwood (R-PA)	1,924,165
16. Jay Robert Pritzker (D-IL)	1,902,224
17. Robert D. Greenlee (R-CO)	1,879,012
18. Anne Northup (R-KY)	1,856,830
19. Rick A. Lazio (R-NY)	1,813,900
20. John R. Kasich (R-OH)	1,801,762
21. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT)	1,791,391
22. Martin Frost (D-TX)	1,775,137
23. Lois Capps (D-CA)	1,734,261
24. Noach Dear (D-NY)	1,729,016
25. Brian Baird (D-WA)	1,671,658

*Money raised for June 1998 special election.

1998 House: Top Spenders
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)#	$7,578,716
2. Phillip Maloof (D-NM)	5,379,249
3. Christophe Gabrieli (D-MA)	5,283,156
4. Robert Dornan (R-CA)	3,864,920
5. John T. O'Connor (D-MA)	3,347,128
6. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	3,340,959
7. Phillip Maloof (D-NM)*	2,641,394
8. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)	2,535,243
9. Doug Ose (R-CA)	2,373,133
10. Dick Armey (R-TX)	2,125,437
11. Ron Paul (R-TX)	1,987,457
12. Bob Riley (R-AL)	1,985,984
13. Don Sherwood (R-PA)	1,921,129
14. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,921,005
15. Jay Robert Pritzker (D-IL)	1,904,070
16. Robert D. Greenlee (R-CO)	1,879,887
17. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ)	1,839,460
18. Martin Frost (D-TX)	1,790,674
19. Anne Northup (R-KY)	1,772,613
20. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT)	1,768,957
21. Rick White (R-WA)	1,655,274
22. Sander M. Levin (D-MI)	1,638,901
23. Steve Chabot (R-OH)	1,636,614
24. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)	1,605,092
25. Lois Capps (D-CA)	1,602,656

1996 House: Top PAC Recipients
1. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	$1,168,446
2. Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT)	1,025,016
3. Martin Frost (D-TX)	987,673
4. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)#	986,268
5. Rick White (R-WA)	887,971
6. Tom Delay (R-TX)	863,808
7. John D. Dingell (D-MI)	855,891
8. David E. Bonior (D-MI)	850,526
9. Charles W. Stenholm (D-TX)	834,748
10. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ)	806,540
11. Tom Bliley (R-VA)	735,307
12. Bob Livingston (R-LA)^	723,813
13. Bart Gordon (D-TN)	717,745
14. Bill Thomas (R-CA)	717,066
15. Rick A. Lazio (R-NY)	712,907
16. Richard H. Baker (R-LA)	696,222
17. Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)	695,600
18. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	688,512
19. Anne Northup (R-KY)	686,286
20. Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller (R-IL)	680,013
21. Sander M. Levin (D-MI)	669,158
22. Joe Barton (R-TX)	666,325
23. James E. Rogan (R-CA)	660,110
24. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)	656,138
25. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)	656,043

1998 House: Top Individual Contributions
1. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)#	$5,780,780
2. Robert Dornan (R-CA)	3,354,397
3. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	2,651,714
4. Loretta Sanchez, (D-CA)	2,635,562
5. Ron Paul (R-TX)	1,944,158
6. Noach Dear (D-NY)	1,694,930
7. Dick Armey (R-TX)	1,424,748
8. Bob Barr (R-GA)	1,273,106
9. John R. Kasich (R-OH)	1,219,910
10. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)	1,214,630
11. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)	1,208,850
12. Randall A. Terry (RTL-NY)	1,203,761
13. Tom Udall (D-NM)	1,155,964
14. J. C. Watts Jr (R-OK)	1,142,878
15. Brian Baird (D-WA)	1,138,040
16. Jon D. Fox (R-PA)	1,129,810
17. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)	1,099,104
18. Anne Northup (R-KY)	1,091,001
19. J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ)	1,039,072
20. Lois Capps (D-CA)	1,035,684
21. David Wu (D-OR)	1,022,578
22. Molly H. Bordonaro (R-OR)	1,001,924
23. Tom Campbell (R-CA)	971,601
24. Rick A. Lazio (R-NY)	963,648
25. Jim Greenwood (R-PA)	962,718

1998 House: Top Cash-on-Hand
1. David Dreier, (R-CA)	$2,643,806
2. Rick A. Lazio (R-NY)	1,853,834
3. Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO)	1,838,821
4. Peter R. Deutsch (D-FL)	1,545,673
5. John R. Kasich (R-OH)	1,436,537
6. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)	1,337,173
7. William P. (Bill) Luther (D-MN)	1,250,774
8. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)	1,207,328
9. Nick J. Rahall II (D-WV)	1,112,575
10. Martin T. Meehan (D-MA)	1,063,975
11. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)	1,032,214
12. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)	1,009,067
13. Dan Burton (R-IN)	955,310
14. David McIntosh (R-IN)	908,231
15. Cliff Stearns (R-FL)	857,116
16. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)	848,201
17. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)	842,645
18. Scott McInnis (R-CO)	839,324
19. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin (R-LA)	829,775
20. Michael N. Castle (R-DE)	823,642
21. Jim Saxton (R-NJ)	803,453
22. Bill McCollum (R-FL)	775,585
23. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	769,015
24. Joe Barton (R-TX)	766,490
25. Edward J. Markey, (D-MA)	754,053

1998 House: Debts Owed
1. Christopher Gabrieli (D-MA)	$5,090,000
2. John T. O'Connor (D-MA)	3,210,528
3. Chris Cannon (R-UT)	1,662,530
4. Doug Ose (R-CA)	1,458,666
5. Jonathan H. Newman (R-PA)	1,197,371
6. Jay R. Pritzker (D-IL)	1,193,000
7. Robert D. Greenlee (R-CO)	1,164,100
8. Randy D. Hoffman (R-CA)	811,328
9. Carl J. Mayer (I-NJ)	802,589
10. Christopher Collins (R-NY)	791,550
11. Max Sandlin (D-TX)	738,025
12. Brad Sherman (D-CA)	717,610
13. Terry Everett (R-AL)	649,373
14. Norman Sisisky (D-VA)	639,183
15. Don Sherwood (R-PA)	578,373
16. Paul M. Barby (D-OK)	577,000
17. Robert T. (Bob) Wilson (D-AL)	539,233
18. Jay C. Kim (R-CA)	519,639
19. Lydia Spottswood (D-WI)	497,700
20. David Mcsweeney (R-IL)	489,420
21. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)	441,079
22. Ralph Waite (D-CA)	409,239
23. Ralph Waite (D-CA)*	404,048
24. Charles H. Dettman (R-WI)	401,844
25. Robert S. Guzman (R-CA)	396,973

*Debts incurred for June 1998 special election.

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