The 2012 Money Race: Compare the Candidates

Below is a tally of the money raised and spent through September by the presidential candidates, the national party committees and the primary “super PACs” whose sole purpose is to support a candidate. Contribution and spending totals do not include money raised or held by each candidate’s “victory fund,” a joint fund-raising committee that will distribute funds to the campaigns and party committees. In addition to these committees, nonprofit groups that do not have to file with the Federal Election Commission and other super PACs have spent at least $65 million more on television advertising, almost all of it against President Obama or in support of Mitt Romney.

Totals By Month Cumulative Cash on hand As of Nov. 26 Candidate Party committee Primary super PAC Outside spending Top spenders

for and against

the candidates

Since April 1; amounts may reflect more recent spending than contained in totals. Candidate donors Super PAC donors Size of donations No maximum Major donors Barack Obama +

Democratic Party +

Priorities USA Action Super PAC Democratic Party + $1072.6m Raised $985.7m Spent $28.3m Raised Pct. of

Total Spent Cash

on Hand Obama $726.2m 68% $775.4m $5.4m D.N.C $255.1m 24% $285.8m $9.7m Priorities

USA $78.8m 7% $74.7m $4.3m Restore Our Future, Inc. $88.6m Against Obama American Crossroads $84.6m Against Obama Republican National Committee $41.1m Against Obama Americans for Prosperity $33.5m Against Obama National Rifle Association Of America Political Victory Fund $9.8m Against Obama More outside spending » Under $200 57% $200 to $2,499 33% $2,500 (max) 11% Under $100k 11% $100k to $1.0m 40% $1.0m+ 49% $5.0m James H. Simons President of Euclidean Capital and Board Chair of Renaissance Technologies Corp., a hedge fund company.

$4.5m Fred Eychaner An Obama bundler and Chicago media mogul.

$3.0m Steve Mostyn Texas trial lawyer.

$3.0m Jeffrey Katzenberg Chief executive of Dreamworks Animation.

$2.3m United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry Trade union. More donors to Priorities USA Action » Mitt Romney +

Republican Party +

Restore Our Future Super PAC Republican Party + $992.5m Raised $992.0m Spent $29.8m Raised Pct. of

Total Spent Cash

on Hand Romney $467.3m 45% $460.2m $12.9m R.N.C $371.4m 37% $378.8m $3.3m Restore

Our Future $153.8m 16% $153.0m $842,062 Priorities USA Action $64.8m Against Romney Restore Our Future, Inc. $12.8m For Romney American Crossroads $6.5m For Romney Ending Spending Action Fund $4.7m For Romney SEIU COPE $3.6m Against Romney Under $200 24% $200 to $2,499 37% $2,500 (max) 39% Under $100k 14% $100k to $1.0m 44% $1.0m+ 42% $15.0m Sheldon Adelson Billionaire casino owner and Newt Gingrich’s longtime friend and patron.

$15.0m Miriam Adelson Physician; wife of Sheldon Adelson.

$10.0m Bob J. Perry Houston homebuilder who was a major financier of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004.

$3.0m Larry Ellison Chief executive of software giant Oracle Corp.

$2.8m Oxbow Carbon LLC An oil and gas company based in West Palm Beach, Fla. It was founded by William Koch, the brother of David H. and Charles Koch, wealthy conservative businessmen and founders of Americans for Prosperity. More donors to Restore Our Future »

* The amount raised by each committee represents total contributions and transfers from affiliated committees, but excludes non-contributions such as interest and offsets to expenditures. Combined cash on hand totals include cash held by joint fund-raising committees that transfer money to the candidates and party committees. Both campaigns' joint fund-raising committees also spent money ($203 million by Romney Victory and $148 million by Obama Victory Fund 2012) on the election that is not included here.

Source: Federal Election Commission

By JEREMY ASHKENAS, MATTHEW ERICSON, ALICIA PARLAPIANO and DEREK WILLIS