VA Congressional Campaign Spending Tops $15 million
Incumbents outspent challengers by 10 to one in Virginia's 2002 congressional campaigns. Incumbent war chests totaled $14,134,000 for an average of $1,178,000 per candidate. Virginia's eight challengers raised a total of $881,000 for an average of just over $100,000 per candidate. Here's a look at campaign spending on the road to Washington.
2002 Campaign Finance Report
Updated Jan 30, 2003
| |
Total Raised |
Total Spent |
Balance |
| U.S Senate |
|
|
|
| *John Warner (R) |
$3,780,721 |
$2,053,104 |
$1,372,575 |
| Jacob Homberger (L) |
$62,383 |
$62,403 |
$0 |
| Nancy Spannaus (I) |
$62,406 |
$61,838 |
$566 |
| District 1 |
|
|
|
| * Jo Ann Davis (R) |
$326,682 |
$270,118 |
$76,419 |
| District 2 |
|
|
|
| * Ed Schrock (R) |
$796,813 |
$481,981 |
$314,924 |
| District 3 |
|
|
|
| *Bobby Scott (D) |
$172,015 |
$193,203 |
$18,445 |
| District 4 |
|
|
|
| *Randy Forbes (R) ^^ |
$1,859,129 |
$1,629,051 |
$229,868 |
| District 5 |
|
|
|
| *Virgil Goode (R) |
$733,747 |
$701,595 |
$315,225 |
| Meredith Richards (D) |
$215,935 |
$198,288 |
$17,023 |
| District 6 |
|
|
|
| *Bob Goodlatte (R) |
$671,602 |
$543,450 |
$838,574 |
| District 7 |
|
|
|
| *Eric Cantor (R) |
$1,439,078 |
$1,350,682 |
$171,222 |
| Ben Jones (D) |
$185,450 |
$166,332 |
$19,216 |
| District 8 |
|
|
|
| *Jim Moran (D) |
$1,105,379 |
$1,568,991 |
$94,295 |
| Scott Tate (R ) |
$90,502 |
$51,221 |
$39,064 |
| Ron Crickenberger (L) |
$10,103 |
$11,040 |
$541 |
| District 9 |
|
|
|
| *Rick Boucher (D) |
$1,166,924 |
$1,045,366 |
$705,955 |
| Jay Katzen (R) |
$233,060 |
$230,937 |
$2,121 |
| District 10 |
|
|
|
| *Frank Wolf (R) |
$694,717 |
$682,064 |
$273,491 |
| John B. Stevens (D) |
$21,077 |
$20,344 |
$772 |
| District 11 |
|
|
|
| *Tom Davis (R) |
$1,386,889 |
$1,495,976 |
$640,990 |
* indicates incumbent
Source: Compiled by Virginia FREE from campaign finance disclosure reports on file with the Federal Elections Commission. Some data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. Some accounts do not balance due to previous campaign funds being carried over. Figures show financial activity from Jan. 1, 2001 throughDecember 31, 2002.
(For U.S. Senate, the period begins Jan. 1, 1997) Totals include special election in June, 2001 |
