Quarterly fundraising reports for federal candidates, covering the period from Jan. 1 to March 31, were due at the Federal Elections Commission on April 15 at midnight Eastern Time. Below is our chart of fundraising numbers for House candidates in all key races this cycle. (Click here for our companion chart for the Senate.) That includes, among others:
- Races we expect to be competitive in this year's general elections
- Open seats in otherwise safe districts with contested primaries
- Under-the-radar contests where a candidate raised or self-funded an unexpectedly high sum
- Incumbents who face (or might face) a credible primary challenge
As always, all numbers are in thousands. The chart, and an explanation of each column, can be found below.
- "CD" stands for congressional district.
- Under "Party", a designation including "-inc" refers to an incumbent.
- "Raised" is the amount the candidate has received in donations from donors during the quarter, not including any self-funding or loans.
- "Self Fund" is the amount of direct contributions a candidate has made to his or her own campaign. This number, if any, is not counted in the "Raised" column.
- "Self Loan" is the amount of any loans a candidate has made to his or her own campaign. This number, if any, is not counted in the "Raised" column. In practical terms, such loans function identically to traditional self-funding as described above, except that campaign donations may be used to repay loans.
- "Transfers" is the amount of monetary transfers from other political committees. These may reflect transfers from old committees (thus representing fundraising that took place prior to the current quarter) or from active committees (thus representing a candidate’s current fundraising strength). See here for a further explanation.
- "Raised CTD" indicates how much a candidate has raised for the election cycle-to-date as of the end of the quarter. This figure does not include self-funding or loans.
- "Spent" is the amount of money the campaign has spent during the quarter.
- "CoH" stands for total cash-on-hand the campaign has available at the end of the quarter.
You can access the chart above in spreadsheet form here. If you click through, you'll see an additional column on the right-hand side:
- "Self Fund CTD" is the amount of direct contributions a candidate has made to his or her own campaign for the election cycle-to-date. This number, if any, is not counted in the "Raised CTD" column.
Ultimately, all money received from all sources (including transfers) is reflected in every candidate's cash-on-hand totals, less spending. You can also check out our roundups for previous quarters: 1Q 2017 | 2Q 2017 | 3Q 2017 | 4Q 2017.
