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2012 Presidential Race

Presidential candidates have already raised and spent millions of dollars in the 2012 campaign, as we know from the reports they're required to file each month with the Federal Election Commission. Here OpenSecrets.org highlights how the White House hopefuls are stacking up in the money chase, highlighting a comparison of the front-runners.
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Barack Obama (D)

Mitt Romney (R)
Raised $715,677,692 $446,135,997
Spent $683,546,548 $433,281,516
Debts $7,223,153 $1,200,000
Cash
(on Hand)
$5,397,399 $12,921,629

Overall
Spending
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BLUE TEAM
$1,107,114,464
RED TEAM
$1,238,097,161

Source of Funds


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Small Indiv Contrib.
Large Indiv. Contrib.
$233,215,440
$489,660,089
Individual contributions $715,150,163
legend PAC contributions $0
legend Candidate self-financing $5,000
legend Federal Funds $0
legend Other $522,529
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Small Indiv. Contrib.
Large Indiv. Contrib.
$79,806,091
$366,336,696
Individual contributions $443,363,010
legend PAC contributions $1,076,496
legend Candidate self-financing $52,500
legend Federal Funds $0
legend Other $1,643,991

Top Contributors


Barack Obama (D)
1University of California $1,212,245
2Microsoft Corp $814,645
3Google Inc $801,770
4US Government $728,647
5Harvard University $668,368
Mitt Romney (R)
1Goldman Sachs $1,033,204
2Bank of America $1,013,402
3Morgan Stanley $911,305
4JPMorgan Chase & Co $834,096
5Wells Fargo $677,076
NOTE: The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Top States


Barack Obama (D)
California$62,759,989
New York$36,982,096
Illinois$17,847,698
Massachusetts$17,315,441
Texas$15,240,394
Mitt Romney (R)
California$41,290,366
Texas$36,364,691
Florida$31,101,749
New York$24,670,565
Virginia$13,901,197

Sector Totals


Barack Obama (D)
Agribusiness$2,067,055
Communications/ Electronics$20,723,578
Construction$4,172,690
Defense$1,141,130
Energy & Natural Resources$2,410,062
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$20,431,321
Health$18,914,849
Lawyers & Lobbyists$27,959,192
Transportation$1,378,606
Misc Business$22,598,697
Labor$494,094
Ideological/ Single-Issue$17,276,836
Other$91,795,660
Mitt Romney (R)
Agribusiness$7,409,733
Communications/ Electronics$7,518,745
Construction$9,734,459
Defense$1,365,334
Energy & Natural Resources$9,788,922
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$58,902,452
Health$18,692,033
Lawyers & Lobbyists$15,791,881
Transportation$5,803,510
Misc Business$29,090,785
Labor$4,250
Ideological/ Single-Issue$10,522,878
Other$72,942,064

Top Industries


Barack Obama (D)
Retired$54,522,578
Lawyers/Law Firms$27,533,147
Education$21,615,820
Health Professionals$10,456,340
Business Services$8,646,106
Mitt Romney (R)
Retired$64,727,865
Securities & Investment$21,525,657
Real Estate$14,895,300
Lawyers/Law Firms$14,285,200
Health Professionals$12,598,997

Spending Related to Presidential Race

   Blue Team
Candidate Spending$683,546,548
National Party Spending$292,264,802
Outside Spending$131,303,114
Total$1,107,114,464
   Red Team
Candidate Spending$433,281,516
National Party Spending$386,180,565
Outside Spending$418,635,080
Total$1,238,097,161
Why (and How) We Use Donors' Employer/Occupation Information
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NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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2012 Presidential Race

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