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MO2008 Election Cycle

Campaign finance in MO during 2008

Total Raised

$19,954,864

Total Donated

$1,607,309

Candidates

27

Individual Donors

296

Party Receipts in 2008

DEM $9,012,005
REP $10,938,399

Top Candidates in MO (2008)

Top federal candidates in MO during the 2008 election cycle.
NamePartyOfficeTotal Raised
BARNES, KAYDEMHouse$2,814,786
GRAVES, SAMUEL B "SAM"REPHouse$2,670,494
BLUNT, ROYREPHouse$2,580,064
LUETKEMEYER, W. BLAINEREPHouse$2,420,814
BAKER, JUDITH WDEMHouse$1,702,217
EMERSON, JOANNREPHouse$1,246,273
SKELTON, IKEDEMHouse$1,127,905
AKIN, W TODDREPHouse$966,373
CARNAHAN, RUSSDEMHouse$962,397
ONDER, ROBERT FRANK JRREPHouse$725,212
CLAY, WILLIAM LACY JRDEMHouse$674,855
CLEAVER, EMANUEL IIDEMHouse$554,099
GAW, ROBERT STEVENDEMHouse$382,384
DELEAR, BYRONDEMHouse$221,177
BODE, LYNDONDEMHouse$128,336
OLIVO, JAMES BROCKMANREPHouse$116,292
MOORE, DANIELLE EREPHouse$115,762
JACOB, KENNETH BENTLEYDEMHouse$108,716
PENTLAND, DAVID LDEMHouse$86,587
MONROE, RICHARDDEMHouse$79,965
ALLEN, JOSEPH WILLIAMDEMHouse$63,371
TURK, JACOBREPHouse$57,056
HAAS, WILLIAM CDEMHouse$54,868
GARMAN, MICHAEL DAVIDDEMHouse$50,343
SANDER, CHRISTOPHER SREPHouse$36,148

Top Donors in MO (2008)

Top individual donors in MO during the 2008 election cycle.
#NameTotalEmployer
1GREEN, THOMAS R$85,000ATTORNEY
2DAVIS, WILLIAM L MR$52,405MICRO/TEL INC
3BROWN, JAMES$48,247INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS
4DOWNEY, THOMAS J$47,850ATTORNEY
5BUSCH, AUGUST A MR III$45,400
6FOX, SAM MR$45,100SYNTHETIC INDUSTRIES
7MILLER, WILLIAM$45,100DIR OF PERSONEL
8MAHAFFEY, JOHN B MR$42,300
9KAPLAN, LEONARD$42,000KAPLAN LUMBER
10BAUR, ANDREW N MR$37,300ST LOUIS COUNTY BANK
11MCDONNELL, JAMES$36,650CHRMN MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
12KNIGHT, CHARLES F MR$36,500EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
13BUSCH, AUGUST A III$36,500ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC
14CARSWELL, FRANK$32,300
15BAKER, MICHAEL$31,025ATTORNEY
16KLING, S LEE$25,100REED STENHOUSE
17KAPLAN, PAUL$23,500KAPLAN LUMBER
18MCDONALD, THOMAS$22,740MCDONALD MACHINERY
19DANFORTH, WILLIAM H$20,800WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
20ERICKSON, RICHARD A$20,000ATTORNEY
21JACKSON, HAROLD$19,700FARMER
22HALL, DONALD$19,050HALLMARK CARDS
23FARRELL, DAVID C MR$16,250MAY DEPT STORES
24KOHN, HERBERT M$16,040LINDE, THOMSON, FAIRCHILD ...
25JONES, ROBERT C$15,900ATTORNEY
MO 2008 Campaign Finance — $19,954,864 Raised, $1,607,309 Donated