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November 5, 2020 Issue Date:
November 21, 2020

The election business

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$3.7 Billion

The amount all presidential candidates raised between Jan. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020. In 2016, presidential candidates raised $1.5 billion total, and almost $1.4 billion in 2012. These numbers, from Federal Election Commission filings, represent only what the campaigns have raised, not money raised by political action committees.

$3.5B

The amount all presidential candidates have spent in 2020.

$1.8B

The amount all U.S. House candidates running in 2020 have raised.

$1.5B

The amount all U.S. Senate candidates running in 2020 have raised.

$1.1B

The amount former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg contributed to his own campaign this year.

$952M

The amount Joe Biden’s official campaign raised through Oct. 14.

$601M

The amount Donald Trump’s official campaign raised through Oct. 14.