About the Database
About the Database
The campaign finance databases contain much information on campaign finance committees; including cover page figures, contribution data and expenditure information. The following types of committees are included in the database:
Candidates Campaign Committees
Attorney General | Auditor of State |
Governor | Judge, State Court of Appeals |
Secretary of State | State House of Representatives |
State Senate | State Board of Education |
State Retirement Boards | Supreme Court Chief Justice |
Supreme Court Justice | Treasurer of State |
Political Parties
State Political Party Funds
County Political Party Funds (State Candidate Fund and Restricted Funds only)
Other Committees
Political Action Committees (PACs)
Political Contributing Entities (PCEs)
Legislative Campaign Funds (LCFs)
Electioneering Communication Entities
Transition Funds
The campaign finance database covers from 1990 to present. Users using the query system can search only on data from 2000 to present. However, each type of committees does not have data for that entire period. The section on data history details what data is available for each type of reporting entity. Campaign Finance data for the years prior to 2000 is available on the FTP page.
Campaign Finance Reports of Federal Candidates and Committees can be viewed from the Federal Elections Commission’s Web site at www.fec.gov.
DISCLAIMER-PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS IN THIS DATABASE CONTAINS BOTH AUDITED AND UNAUDITED DATA. AS REPORTS ARE AUDITED, THE DATA MAY CHANGE. THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IS REFLECTED ON THE DATABASE