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DE2008 Election Cycle

Campaign finance in DE during 2008

Total Raised

$3,187,152

Total Donated

$163,178

Candidates

7

Individual Donors

40

Party Receipts in 2008

DEM $1,562,780
REP $1,624,373

Top Candidates in DE (2008)

Top federal candidates in DE during the 2008 election cycle.
NamePartyOfficeTotal Raised
CASTLE, MICHAEL NREPHouse$1,480,597
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JRDEMSenate$1,453,307
O'DONNELL, CHRISTINE TREPSenate$116,471
NORTHINGTON, JERRY WINNDEMHouse$69,640
HARTLEY-NAGLE, KARENDEMHouse$27,846
SMITH, TIMREPSenate$27,305
BULLOCK, CHRISTOPHER ADEMHouse$11,986

Top Donors in DE (2008)

Top individual donors in DE during the 2008 election cycle.
#NameTotalEmployer
1HYNANSKY, JOHN$39,800REQUESTED
2MCDONALD, ELLICE$24,600RETIRED
3COPELAND, GERRET$19,700BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY
4MCDONALD, ROSA HAYWARD$10,000AMATEUR HISTORIAN
5LEVINSON, DAVID N$8,200REALTOR
6BEACH, THOMAS$7,600ACCOUNTANT
7BAKER, LEE$5,300RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL
8CARPENTER, CARROLL MORGAN MRS$4,600HOMEMAKER
9ANDERSON, JAMES T$4,600MATE
10MORRIS, IRVING$3,750MORRIS & ROSENTHAL
11BARNES, DAVID K$3,215
12COPELAND, GERRET MR$2,400MILL OIL CO
13DUPONT, MARTHA V$2,300
14HOBBS, ANDREW G P MR$2,300SELF-EMPLOYED
15HUDSON, CHARLES$2,300CARPENTER
16HATZIS, THOMAS G$2,100REQUESTED
17BOLLING, JOAN R MRS$2,000HOMEMAKER
18HARRINGTON, CHARLES J$2,000RETIRED
19DUPONT, REYNOLDS$1,663INVESTOR
20DOWNES, RICHARD$1,500
21GORE, JAMES$1,300RETIRED
22LAIRD, ANTONIA B MRS$1,000HOME MAKER
23MCCOY, CHARLES B$1,000E I DE NEMOURS
24FORTUNATO, JOSEPH$1,000CONSTRUCTION
25GIACCO, ALEXANDER F MR$1,000HERCULES INCORPORATED
DE 2008 Campaign Finance — $3,187,152 Raised, $163,178 Donated