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MT — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MT during 2008
Total Raised
$10,108,614
Total Donated
$189,835
Candidates
7
Individual Donors
41
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $8,868,572
Top Candidates in MT (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAUCUS, MAX | DEM | Senate | $8,433,751 |
| REHBERG, DENNIS R | REP | House | $1,164,176 |
| HUNT, JIM | DEM | House | $219,810 |
| KENNEDY, WILLIAM T | DEM | House | $215,010 |
| BUSHMAN, KIRK A | REP | Senate | $56,078 |
| LANGE, MICHAEL | REP | Senate | $13,293 |
| PEARSON, ANTON A | REP | Senate | $6,495 |
Top Donors in MT (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNSON, PAUL | $53,547 | — |
| 2 | CARLSON, RICHARD | $17,675 | CARLSON TRANSPORT |
| 3 | HUNTER, DAVID | $13,735 | CITY OF HELENE |
| 4 | MARTIN, LARRY | $10,950 | ATTORNEY |
| 5 | BROWN, DAVE | $8,400 | CONSULTANT |
| 6 | BAKER, JIM | $8,127 | BLAKFEED MANPOWER |
| 7 | DONOHUE, ELISE R | $7,330 | HOUSE WIFE |
| 8 | BROWN, SHARON | $6,700 | — |
| 9 | LEWIS, WILLIAM B | $6,500 | CONCRETE SERVICE CO |
| 10 | ERB, JOHN | $5,400 | SELF/RANCHER |
| 11 | JONES, SUE | $4,550 | — |
| 12 | BROWN, DAVID R | $4,500 | MERDI |
| 13 | BROWN, PHILIP | $4,250 | — |
| 14 | MILLER, ROBERT H MR | $3,800 | FIRST BUILDERS |
| 15 | LANE, THOMAS | $3,541 | AGRICULTURE BUSINESS |
| 16 | DAVIS, JOHN J | $3,300 | REALTOR |
| 17 | JOHNSON, TED | $3,100 | RETIRED |
| 18 | MITCHELL, DAN | $3,000 | DRILLING CONTRACTOR |
| 19 | FROHLICH, JAMES R MR | $2,500 | RETIRED |
| 20 | LANE, THOMAS E | $2,300 | RANCHER |
| 21 | FOSTER, PAUL M | $2,000 | NORTHERN MATERIALS |
| 22 | CRIPPEN, BRUCE D | $1,500 | REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER |
| 23 | LIPPERT, HAROLD G | $1,250 | FARMER |
| 24 | GALT, JACK | $1,250 | RARCHER |
| 25 | LONG, JOEL T | $1,100 | LONG CONSTRUCTION CO |