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CHARLESTON, WV

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city CHARLESTON, WV sum to $28,899,789 across 58,413 contributions. State WV on the key is part of the match: this is not Charleston, South Carolina. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • Charleston, WV’s federal itemized city book is $28,899,789 across 58,413 contributions.
  • Cite WV with the city name; this is not Charleston, SC.
  • The mean near $495 follows from dividing those two facts.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Kanawha Valley capital string

Fifty-eight thousand four hundred thirteen lines produce $28,899,789. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $495. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Huntington, Morgantown, and Wheeling keep separate West Virginia hubs. They are not inside $28,899,789 unless the filer typed CHARLESTON. Kanawha County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

West Virginia, not South Carolina

Charleston, SC is a different city key. This packet publishes CHARLESTON, WV only: $28,899,789 and 58,413 lines. Folding the two states would be a recode. Capital status does not expand the city field into a statewide total.

Recheck both facts on the live hub if a later extract lands. Cite WV with the city name every time.

Full analysis: CHARLESTON, WV: $28.9M on 58,413 FEC receipts

Questions

What is Charleston, WV’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city CHARLESTON, WV total $28,899,789 across 58,413 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Charleston residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.
Is this Charleston, South Carolina?
No. The packet key is CHARLESTON, WV. State WV is required in the citation. $28,899,789 and 58,413 lines are the West Virginia match only. A South Carolina Charleston string is a different city key when filers typed it that way.
Does Charleston’s total include Huntington?
Only if the filer typed CHARLESTON. Huntington, Morgantown, and Wheeling are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $28,899,789 is the CHARLESTON, WV match. The 58,413 lines follow the same rule. Kanawha County is not an FEC dimension on this hub.
Where do the Charleston facts come from?
Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $28,899,789 and 58,413 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. West Virginia non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $495 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.

City is the contributor city on FEC itemizations. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents.

Total Donations

$28,899,789

Contributions

58,413

Top Industry

HECK'S DEPT STORE

Top Industries

HECK'S DEPT STORE
$4K
ATTORNEY
$3K
REQUESTED
$3K
RETIRED
$2K
EAGLE AVIATION INC
$2K
HOUSE WIFE
$2K
KAUFMAN AND RATLIFF
$1K
PHYSICIAN
$1K
W VA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
$1K
CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL
$1K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$24K
1982
$10K
1984
$9K
1986
$9K
1988
$9K
1990
$11K
1992
$9K
1994
$7K
1996
$18K
1998
$10K
2000
$24K
2002
$13K
2004
$19K
2006
$31K
2008
$31K
2010
$12K
2012
$13K
2014
$8K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in CHARLESTON, WV, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1HADDAD, FRED$3,7507HECK'S DEPT STORE1980
2GREEN, VICTOR N$1,5002EAGLE AVIATION INC1980
3KAUFMAN, PAUL$1,2502KAUFMAN AND RATLIFF1980
4MOORHEAD, SUSAN S$1,0001CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL1980
5MOORHEAD, STEPHEN G$1,0001W VA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS1980
6HADDAD, FRED MR$1,0001HECKS1980
7GALPERIN, SIMON H$1,0002RETIRED1980
8LONESOME, WILLIAM L$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
9CATALANO, J D$1,00011980
10MARGARTY, KAYE J$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
11COOKE, KEITH$1,0001BUSINESS CONSULTANT1980
12CONQUES, LAWRENCE$1,0001CITY OF CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA1980
13LILLY, MILTON J JR$9701SELF-EMPLOYED1980
14MOBERLEY, S NEVILLE III MR$8401REQUESTED1980
15HALLORAN, THOMAS R$7502AQUA-FLO CO1980
16GREEN, V N MR$7502SELF EMPLOYED1980
17HORSMAN, THOMAS A MD$7501PHYSICIAN1980
18HORN, TOM L JR MR$7502REQUESTED1980
19MCCLURE, WADE S$5752COAL OPERATOR1980
20HORN, TOM L MRS$5001INVESTMENTS1980
21HALLORAN, T R$50011980
22BOGGRESS, FRANCIS C MR$5001REQUESTED1980
23MOHLER, W E MR$5001ATTORNEY1980
24GUTER, R G MR$5001STONE & THOMAS INC1980
25HAYES, T M MD$50011980
26BUTLER, CATHERINE M$5001HOUSE WIFE1980
27HONAKER, KENN$5001SALES MANAGER1980
28MARK, PETER M MR$50011980
29ERWIN, GUY$5001ERWIN REALTY1980
30IMBROGNO, EUGENE F MR$5001REALMARK DEVELOPMENTS1980
31ISAACS, RUSSELL L$5001WHEAT FIRST SECURITIES1980
32DAVIS, WILLIAM MAXWELL$5001RETIRED1980
33LOFTIN, LARRY$5001STAATS HOSPITAL1980
34MARK, PETER MICHAEL MR$5001MARK OIL & GAS1980
35HICKMAN, OWEEN Y$47611980
36MCCOY, MARGARET W$3001HOMEMAKER1980
37GUTHRIE, GEORGE G$3001ATTORNEY1980
38MAZZELLA, JOE L II$3001MAZZELLA QUARRIES, INC1980
39DICKINSON, CHARLES C DR III$3001INFORMATION REQUESTED1980
40BOGGESS, FRANCIS C MR$3001REQUESTED1980
41BYARD, E V$3001RETIRED1980
42CAPERTON, W G$3001MCDONOUGH-CAPERTON-SHEPHERD GROUP1980
43CLOWSER, JAMES R$3001POTOMAC HOUSE INC1980
44ATKINSON, DAVID L$3001ATKINSON BUILDERS, INC1980
45DICKINSON, CHARLES C III DR$3001REQUESTED1980
46GREEN, VIC N$3001EAGLE AVIATION INC1980
47FOWLER, JOHN R$2501ATTORNEY1980
48MCCOY, A THOMAS$2501PHYSICIAN1980
49HOLLAND, J B$2501HOLLAND CHEVROLET INC1980
50CHARBONNIEZ, JACQUES$25011980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from CHARLESTON, WV.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$41,075
2ACTBLUEC00401224$33,361
3NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEEC00104471$32,500
4WV REPUBLICAN STATE EXEC COMMITTEEC00081802$20,950
5FRIENDS OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLERC00224972$15,950
6FRIENDS OF ROBERT C BYRD COMMITTEEC00027987$14,800
7STEVE ROTHMAN FOR NEW JERSEY, INC.C00313494$13,000
8RENEWING OPPORTUNITY TRUST AND HOPE PAC (ROTHPAC)C00395871$12,500
9OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$11,600
10CH2M HILL COMPANIES LTD PACC00143305$10,176
11FRIENDS OF JAY ROCKEFELLERC00416826$7,250
12KEEP NICK RAHALL IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00081356$6,775
13FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$6,250
14DSCCC00042366$5,585
15SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO FOR CONGRESSC00347849$5,500