Congressional Campaign Money 2000
Incumbents outspent challengers by 11 to one in Virginia's four contested U.S. House races. Three open-seat races carried a total price tag of $4.5 million, an average of $757,000 per candidate. On average, Virginia's 11 House winners spent $741,000. Here's a look at campaign spending on the road to Washington.
CANDIDATE NAME |
DIST |
Total Raised |
Total Spent |
Balance |
Debt |
ALLEN, GEORGE |
SEN |
$10,783,803 |
$10,887,124 |
$77,275 |
$64,264 |
ROBB, CHARLES S. |
SEN |
$6,737,158 |
$6,810,252 |
$33,037 |
$409,000 |
WOOD, GEORGE R. |
SEN |
$5,873 |
$5,874 |
$0 |
$0 |
DAVIES, LAWRENCE |
1 |
$176,317 |
$152,592 |
$1,758 |
$5,000 |
DAVIS, JO ANN S. |
1 |
$427,805 |
$407,945 |
$19,856 |
$37,109 |
SCHROCK, EDWARD L. |
2 |
$1,122,070 |
$1,097,074 |
$24,996 |
$0 |
WAGNER, JODY M. |
2 |
$1,163,000 |
$1,157,345 |
$5,652 |
$59,638 |
SCOTT, ROBERT C. |
3 |
$255,440 |
$250,417 |
$38,396 |
$5,217 |
SISISKY, NORMAN |
4 |
$244,231 |
$56,828 |
$314,713 |
$639,183 |
BOYD, JOHN |
5 |
$59,795 |
$38,455 |
$19,459 |
$0 |
GOODE, VIRGIL H. JR. |
5 |
$642,701 |
$581,016 |
$283,070 |
$0 |
GOODLATTE, ROBERT W. |
6 |
$684,097 |
$395,342 |
$704,010 |
$0 |
CANTOR, ERIC I. |
7 |
$1,583,311 |
$1,500,482 |
$82,828 |
$183,620 |
STEWART, WARREN A. |
7 |
$71,085 |
$70,430 |
$618 |
$4,721 |
MILLER, DEMARIS H. |
8 |
$216,105 |
$210,573 |
$11,774 |
$30,892 |
MORAN, JAMES P. JR. |
8 |
$1,027,091 |
$1,203,058 |
$557,906 |
$0 |
BOUCHER, FREDERICK C. |
9 |
$871,124 |
$676,127 |
$585,207 |
$0 |
OSBORNE, MICHAEL D. |
9 |
$33,964 |
$33,501 |
$116 |
$0 |
WOLF, FRANK RUDOLPH |
10 |
$529,482 |
$465,729 |
$260,837 |
$0 |
CORRIGAN, MICHAEL L. |
11 |
$75,190 |
$72,833 |
$2,355 |
$0 |
DAVIS, THOMAS M. |
11 |
$1,737,138 |
$1,515,583 |
$750,077 |
$0 |
Totals and Averages by Category
Candidates |
Total Spent |
Average Spent |
8 Incumbents |
$4,563,665 |
$570,458 |
6 Open Seat |
$4,543,588 |
$757,265 |
4 Challengers |
$355,362 |
$88,840 |
11 Winners |
$8,149,601 |
$740,873 |
4 Incumb. with challenge |
$3,975,784 |
$993,946 |
4 Incumb. without challenge |
$1,168,316 |
$292,079 |
Compiled by Virginia FREE from financial disclosure forms
on file with the Federal Election Commission. Figures reflect activity through December 31, 2000. |
