Presidential Spending Limits for 2012
As one of the conditions for receiving public funding, Presidential candidates must agree to abide by certain spending limitations. The limits applicable to publicly funded candidates running in 2012 are listed below.
For additional information on the public funding program, please consult our brochure Public Funding of Presidential Elections.
General Election Limit: $91.2 million
Overall Primary Limit: $45.6 million
State-by-State Primary Limits:
| State | Voting Age |
Expenditure Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,675,597 |
$2,682,900 |
| Alaska | 534,277 |
$912,400 |
| Arizona | 4,857,391 |
$3,545,600 |
| Arkansas | 2,227,505 |
$1,625,900 |
| California | 28,419,933 |
$20,744,600 |
| Colorado | 3,886,708 |
$2,837,000 |
| Connecticut | 2,777,395 |
$2,027,300 |
| Delaware | 702,467 |
$912,400 |
| DC | 512,662 |
$912,400 |
| Florida | 15,063,111 |
$10,995,000 |
| Georgia | 7,325,352 |
$5,347,000 |
| Hawaii | 1,070,206 |
$912,400 |
| Idaho | 1,156,869 |
$912,400 |
| Illinois | 9,771,132 |
$7,132,300 |
| Indiana | 4,919,319 |
$3,590,800 |
| Iowa | 2,337,939 |
$1,706,500 |
| Kansas | 2,147,316 |
$1,567,400 |
| Kentucky | 3,348,401 |
$2,444,100 |
| Louisiana | 3,456,640 |
$2,523,100 |
| Maine | 1,058,970 |
$912,400 |
| Maryland | 4,481,654 |
$3,271,300 |
| Massachusetts | 5,182,521 |
$3,782,900 |
| Michigan | 7,580,375 |
$5,533,200 |
| Minnesota | 4,067,335 |
$2,968,900 |
| Mississippi | 2,228,273 |
$1,626,500 |
| Missouri | 4,598,567 |
$3,356,600 |
| Montana | 775,845 |
$912,400 |
| Nebraska | 1,382,576 |
$1,009,200 |
| Nevada | 2,059,547 |
$1,503,300 |
| New Hampshire | 1,038,210 |
$912,400 |
| New Jersey | 6,778,345 |
$4,947,700 |
| New Mexico | 1,562,805 |
$1,140,700 |
| New York | 15,179,189 |
$11,079,800 |
| North Carolina | 7,368,808 |
$5,378,700 |
| North Dakota | 532,776 |
$912,400 |
| Ohio | 8,851,859 |
$6,461,200 |
| Oklahoma | 2,855,349 |
$2,084,200 |
| Oregon | 3,008,092 |
$2,195,700 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,981,727 |
$7,286,000 |
| Rhode Island | 831,766 |
$912,400 |
| South Carolina | 3,598,675 |
$2,626,800 |
| South Dakota | 620,926 |
$912,400 |
| Tennessee | 4,911,217 |
$3,584,900 |
| Texas | 18,713,943 |
$13,659,900 |
| Utah | 1,936,913 |
$1,413,800 |
| Vermont | 500,413 |
$912,400 |
| Virginia | 6,243,058 |
$4,557,000 |
| Washington | 5,248,281 |
$3,830,900 |
| West Virginia | 1,470,570 |
$1,073,400 |
| Wisconsin | 4,385,559 |
$3,201,200 |
| Wyoming | 433,221 |
$912,400 |
| U.S. Territories | ||
| Amercian Samoa | n/a |
$912,400 |
| Guam | n/a |
$912,400 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | n/a |
$912,400 |
| Puerto Rico | n/a |
$912,400 |
| Virgin Islands | n/a |
$912,400 |
* No population figures are given for the U.S. Territories. The minimum amount is assumed.