Quarterly fundraising reports for federal candidates, covering the period from July 1 to Sept. 30, were due at the Federal Elections Commission on Oct. 15 at midnight Eastern Time. Below is our chart of fundraising numbers for Senate candidates in all key races this cycle. (Click here for our companion chart for the House.) That includes, among others:
- Races we expect to be competitive in next year's general elections
- Open seats in otherwise safe states that feature contested primaries
- Incumbents who might retire
As always, all numbers are in thousands. The chart, and an explanation of each column, can be found below. (Click here for our chart listing fundraising data for every Senate incumbent seeking re-election.)
Below you’ll find an explanation of each column:
- Under "Party," a designation including "-inc" refers to an incumbent.
- "3Q Raised" is the amount the candidate received in donations from donors during the reporting period. This includes transfers from other committees but does not include any self-funding or loans.
- "Self-Fund" is the amount of contributions and/or loans a candidate made to their own campaign, using their personal resources, during the reporting period. This number, if any, is not counted in the "Raised" column.
- "Spent" is the amount of money the campaign spent during the reporting period.
- "Cash" is the total cash on hand the campaign had available at the end of the reporting period.
- "Raised CTD" is the amount the candidate had received in donations from donors cycle-to-date as of the end of the reporting period. This includes transfers from other committees but does not include any self-funding or loans.
- "Self-Fund CTD" is the amount of contributions and/or loans a candidate had made to their own campaign, using their personal resources, cycle-to-date as of the end of the reporting period. This number, if any, is not counted in the "Raised CTD" column.
You can access the chart above in spreadsheet form here. If you click through, you'll see three additional columns on the right-hand side.
- "Spent CTD" is the amount of money the campaign had spent cycle-to-date as of the end of the reporting period
- "Transfer" is the amount of monetary transfers from other political committees during the reporting period. This number, if any, is counted in the "Raised" column.
- "Transfer CTD" is the amount of monetary transfers from other political committees during the reporting period. This number, if any, is counted in the "Raised CTD" column.
Ultimately, all money received from all sources is reflected in every candidate's cash-on-hand totals, less spending. You can also check out our roundups for the previous quarters this year: 1Q | 2Q.
