FEC REPORTS Who's The Better Second Half Team -- Red Or Blue? The following are derived from FEC filings for the three month period ending 09/30/06. Incumbents are in CAPS. The column "Total Receipts" (Line 16 on FEC form 3) includes all donations, transfers, cmte money, loans/contributions made by the candidate, and interest earned on the account. The "Individual Contributions" column reflects FEC line 11(a-iii), which only includes money raised from individuals other than the candidate. "PACs" (FEC line 11c) may include money transferred from other candidates' cmtes.
                  3rdQ    3rdQ         3rdQ
                  Indiv.  Total        Net                      Cash
                  Contr.  Receipts     Spent    PACs    Debt    On-Hand
Arizona
KYL (R)        1,482,845 2,041,316 4,145,922 526,534       0  5,000,425
Pederson (D)     532,194 5,178,541 5,667,784  26,500       0  1,181,703
California
FEINSTEIN (D)    526,261   723,918   347,390 125,845  28,879  7,407,940
Mountjoy (R)     138,978   145,328    94,182   1,350   5,000     70,380
Chretien (G)       4,025     4,025     2,955       0   2,000      5,998
Connecticut
LIEBERMAN (I)  5,879,214 6,569,849 6,163,614 680,260       0  4,675,460
Lamont (D)     1,414,915 6,200,280 6,060,488  33,736       0    329,561
Schlesinger (R)   25,128    81,378   102,141   5,000 100,000     54,816
Ferrucci (G)         940       940     1,297       0       0        327
Mertens (I)          721       721       731       0      10        -10
Delaware
CARPER (D)        84,446   248,159   338,046 161,253       0  2,154,642
Ting (R)          61,872    66,097    92,656   2,500   2,110     51,532
Florida
NELSON (D)     1,417,872 1,795,797 6,767,896 258,404       0  6,835,121
Harris (R)       816,007   840,503 2,489,710   7,000 $3.283M    963,640
Moore (I)          2,492     2,492     1,455       0   1,700      2,047
Noah (I)           3,180     3,180     3,062       0       0        118
Hawaii
AKAKA (D)        454,656   593,874 1,303,767 138,370 188,534    313,107     
Thielen (R)       53,575    83,833       668   5,258  25,000     83,165
Indiana
LUGAR (R)         39,851   153,609 1,094,578  69,925       0  2,892,396
Maine
SNOWE (R)        338,117   565,182 1,074,094 200,468       0  1,674,520
Hay Bright (D)    26,315    36,971    28,864   8,900       0      8,227
Maryland
Cardin (D)     1,567,262 1,955,860 2,647,948 324,869      0   1,590,022
Steele (R)     1,578,279 1,920,347 2,884,671 308,503  94,240  2,058,425
Zeese (G)         13,438    13,638    20,128       0       0      9,645
Massachusetts
KENNEDY (D)      263,140   420,140   488,125  71,300       0  7,435,097
Chase (R)        307,672   307,872   304,960       0 161,857     36,449
Michigan
STABENOW (D)     763,286 1,190,885 6,888,322 245,099 101,390  1,251,831
Bouchard (R)   1,851,230 2,558,714 3,042,367 383,550 367,900    603,480
Minnesota
Klobuchar (D)  1,751,202 2,342,730 3,581,669 292,200       0  2,231,830
Kennedy (R)    1,338,664 1,796,352 3,807,840 357,158       0  2,033,990
Cavlan (G)         4,812     4,832     4,799       0       0         61
Fitzgerald (I)     7,130     7,130     7,198       0     713        -67
Mississippi
LOTT (R)         236,553   462,377   948,302 205,035       0  1,421,489   
Fleming (D)       10,502    13,002    11,116   2,500       0      2,474
Missouri
TALENT (R)     1,124,327 1,958,686 4,853,690 457,582       0  4,204,741
McCaskill (D)  2,566,582 2,990,053 5,518,408 229,556       0    246,724
Montana
BURNS (R)      1,094,053 1,513,881 1,972,236 294,793       0  1,705,252
Tester (D)     1,877,552 2,116,119 2,037,411 213,567 137,017    570,957
Nebraska
NELSON (D)       840,200 1,207,092 2,860,722 351,106       0    449,213
Ricketts (R)     210,172 4,451,422 3,841,671  41,100 $5.175M  1,674,363
Nevada
ENSIGN (R)       344,880   632,551 2,394,264 254,891  20,574  1,518,199
Carter (D)       392,834   500,916   474,437  72,750  25,000    406,638
New Jersey
MENENDEZ (D)   1,117,175 1,585,357 3,439,034 258,611       0  5,511,207
Kean (R)**     1,180,815 1,759,691   827,887 427,884 146,236  3,173,402
New Mexico
BINGAMAN (D)     174,608   450,649   461,682 249,560       0  1,603,446
McCulloch (R)    168,547   184,978   120,238   7,230       0     67,227
New York
CLINTON (D)    3,564,145 3,844,930 9,001,193 167,785 680,856 15,756,426
Spencer (R)    1,651,501 1,656,847 1,714,479   4,446 252,676    474,066
Hawkins (G)       31,345    37,922    27,595       0       0     10,327
Russell (L)        2,164     2,164     2,464       0       0      2,302
North Dakota
CONRAD (D)       143,843   429,334   692,397 232,725       0  2,907,719
Grotberg (R)      44,801    61,396    76,445       0  21,346      4,147
Ohio
DeWINE (R)     1,855,654 2,667,520 4,772,636 559,517       0  4,503,736
Brown (D)      2,615,560 2,903,818 5,393,655 186,761       0  1,209,059
Pennsylvania
SANTORUM (R)   2,976,097 3,884,499 9,573,410 454,934       0  3,634,277
Casey (D)      3,781,162 4,132,450 5,534,793 201,536 182,787  3,708,569
Rhode Island
CHAFEE (R)       328,795   709,095 1,399,391 354,307 330,000    582,844
Whitehouse (D) 1,033,438 1,226,204 1,628,206 146,950 360,000  1,406,204
Tennessee (7/15-9/30)
Corker (R)     3,245,936 5,630,920 6,182,900 662,757 $2.543M    497,584
Ford (D)       1,887,323 2,272,492 3,322,975 233,570       0    771,675
Texas
HUTCHISON (R)    447,971   733,932   403,338 141,416       0  9,463,559
Radnofsky (D)    192,260   198,689   470,271   4,242       0     65,538
Utah
HATCH (R)        721,668 1,271,771   564,401 433,973 135,170  2,881,073
Ashdown (D)       61,240   101,150    99,691   2,500  97,975     14,218
Vermont
Sanders (I)      927,859 1,061,947 1,799,156  80,275       0  1,275,746
Tarrant (R)        7,817 1,784,400 2,439,608       0  96,555    192,313
Virginia
ALLEN (R)      1,483,236 2,608,645 3,608,862 503,454       0  5,569,416
Webb (D)       3,132,069 3,434,998 1,033,502 178,718  23,300  2,731,442
Parker (I)           545     5,034     5,034       0  18,473          0
Washington
CANTWELL (D)   1,899,791 2,030,730 4,837,666   4,850 $2.395M  3,554,162
McGavick (R)   1,664,604 4,178,036 3,126,447 357,375 $2.000M  2,119,766
Guthrie (L)       24,721 1,206,625    23,658       0 $1.181M  1,186,365
Dixon (G)         24,486    28,896    33,281       0       0      5,738
West Virginia
BYRD (D)         441,789   548,897 2,191,163 104,893       0    887,243
Raese (R)        309,709 1,237,067 1,263,891  27,585 $2.288M    142,249
Wisconsin
KOHL (D)           1,415    46,898   730,014     450  30,144    114,714
Vogeler (G)       12,661    13,586    19,410       0       0      6,958
Lorge (R)          2,860    10,403     8,104       0  60,441      3,769
Wyoming
THOMAS (R)        37,923   207,281   241,579 148,937       0  1,060,508
Groutage (D)      19,255    30,964    31,503       0  31,007      7,451
* Based on combined House/SEN filings ** Does not include debt from Kean's '00 NJ-07 bid. Their Own Biggest Fan The following candidates were major self-funders this Q, i.e. over 40% of their Total Receipts came from themselves as donations or loans (at least $100K worth): Pederson (D-AZ), Lamont (D-CT), Ricketts (R-NE), Corker (R-TN), Tarrant (R-VT), Guthrie (L-WA), Raese (R-WV) Making A Name For Themselves The following challengers outspent incumbents this quarter: Pederson (D-AZ), McCaskill (D-MO), Tester (D-MT), Ricketts (R-NE), Brown (D-OH), Whitehouse (D-RI), Radnofsky (D-TX) The Top Incumbent Fundraisers for the 3rdQ Lieberman ($6.57M), Santorum ($3.88M), Clinton ($3.84M), DeWine ($2.67M), Allen ($2.61M) The Top Non-Incumbent Fundraisers for the 3rdQ Lamont ($6.2M), Corker ($5.63M), Pederson ($5.18M), Ricketts ($4.45M), McGavick ($4.18M) The Top Non-Incumbent Fundraisers for the 3rdQ (Excluding Self-Funders) Casey ($4.13M), Webb ($3.43M), McCaskill ($2.99M), Brown ($2.90M), Bouchard ($2.56M) The Top Incumbent Spenders for the 3rdQ Santorum ($9.57M), Clinton ($9.00M), Stabenow ($6.89M), Bill Nelson ($6.77M), Lieberman ($6.16M) The Top Non-Incumbent Spenders for the 3rdQ Corker ($6.18M), Lamont ($6.06M), Pederson ($5.67M), Casey ($5.53M), McCaskill ($5.52M) The Top Incumbent Cash Hogs Clinton ($15.8M), Hutchison ($9.46M), Ted Kennedy ($7.44M), Feinstein ($7.41M), Bill Nelson ($6.84M) The Top Non-Incumbent Cash Hogs Casey ($3.71M), Kean ($3.17M), Webb ($2.73M), Klobuchar ($2.23M), McGavick ($2.12M)