Campaign finance statistics (Pre-1989)
Data tables prior to 1989 are not available in the same format as later data and were not published at regular periods.
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | Final Report: 1988 Congressional Campaigns Shows $459 Million Spent | 10/31/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | Preliminary Report: $458 Million Spent by 1988 Congressional Campaigns | 02/24/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 10/18/1988 | FEC Releases 1987-88 Pre-General Election Figures for U.S. Senate and House Campaigns | 11/04/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 06/30/1988 | FEC Releases 1987-88 18-Month Congressional Figures | 08/11/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 03/31/1988 | Updated: FEC Releases 15-Month Figures on 1988 Congressional Campaigns | 05/02/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 03/31/1988 | FEC Releases 15-Month Figures on 1988 Congressional Campaigns | 05/02/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1987 | FEC Provides Financial Data on 1988 Congressional Candidates | 02/23/1988 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | FEC Releases Final Report on 1988 Presidential Primary Campaigns | 08/25/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 06/30/1988 | Presidential Primary Spending at $200 Million Mark | 08/18/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 05/31/1988 | Over $190 Million Spent on Presidential Race | 07/08/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 04/30/1988 | Presidential Campaign Costs Exceed $180 Million Through April | 05/31/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 03/31/1988 | FEC Releases Third Monthly Summary Report on 1988 Presidential Spending | 05/02/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 02/29/1988 | Second Monthly Presidential Reports Show Spending Over $146 Million | 04/12/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 01/31/1988 | FEC Releases First Monthly Report on 1988 Presidential Spending | 04/06/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1987 | FEC Releases Information on 1987 Presidential Spending | 02/11/1988 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | FEC Final Report Shows Republican Party Doubles Democrats' Reports in 1987-88 | 10/31/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | Preliminary Report: FEC Summarizes 1988 Political Party Activity | 03/27/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 - 10/19/1988 | FEC Releases National Party Committee Finances Through Mid-October | 11/03/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 06/30/1988 | FEC Releases 18-Month Party Spending Figures for 1987-88 Election Cycle | 08/29/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 03/31/1988 | National Republican Party Financial Activity Declines…Still Overshadows Democrats | 06/24/1988 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | FEC Final Report Finds Slower Growth of PAC Activity During 1988 Election Cycle | 10/31/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | FEC Releases 1988 Mid-Year PAC Count | 01/13/1989 |
| 01/01/1987 – 06/30/1988 | FEC Releases 18-Month PAC Figures for the 1987-88 Election Cycle | 09/08/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 06/30/1988 | FEC Releases 18-Month PAC Count | 07/18/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 03/31/1988 | FEC Releases 15-Month PAC Figures | 06/22/1988 |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1987 | FEC Releases 12-Month PAC Count | 01/18/1988 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1987 – 12/31/1988 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1986 | 1986 Congressional Spending Tops $450 Million | 05/10/1987 |
| 01/01/1985 – 10/15/1986 | FEC Provides Pre-Election Summary | 10/31/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 03/31/1986 | FEC Releases 15-Month Financial Data for ’86 Elections | 05/12/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 06/30/1985 | FEC Releases Six-Year Summary on 1986 Senate Incumbents | 01/31/1986 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1986 | FEC Releases Political Party Figures for ’86 Figures | 05/31/1987 |
| 01/01/1985 – 10/17/1986 | FEC Reports Financial Status of National-Level Party Committees | 10/29/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 06/30/1986 | Party Activity Shows Decline | 08/10/1986 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1986 | FEC Releases First Complete PAC Figures for 1985-86 | 05/21/1987 |
| 01/01/1985 – 06/30/1986 | FEC Releases 18-Month PAC Study for ’86 Elections | 09/07/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 06/30/1986 | FEC Releases New PAC Count | 07/14/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1985 | PAC Numbers Continue to Drop in 1985 | 01/20/1986 |
| 01/01/1985 – 06/30/1985 | PAC Numbers Show Slight Drop in 1985 | 08/19/1985 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1986 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1985 – 12/31/1986 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Releases Final Report on 1984 Congressional Races | 12/08/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Releases Interim Report on 1984 Congressional Races | 05/16/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 06/30/1984 | 1984 Congressional Campaigns Set Record Spending Mark | 10/21/1984 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | Final 1984 Presidential Statistical Report Released | 06/04/1986 |
| 01/01/1983 – 06/30/1984 | FEC Issues Sixth Detailed 1984 Presidential Report | 11/29/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 04/30/1984 | FEC Issues Fifth Detailed 1984 Presidential Report | 09/05/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 03/31/1984 | FEC Issues Fourth Detailed 1984 Presidential Report | 07/20/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 02/29/1984 | FEC Issues Third Detailed 1984 Presidential Report | 06/19/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1983 | FEC Issues First Detailed 1984 Presidential Report | 04/18/1984 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Final 1984 Report Shows Republicans Still Hold Financial Lead | 12/05/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Interim Report: Democrats Narrowed the Financial Gap in 1984 Party Activity | 05/07/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 10/17/1984 | FEC Releases Political Party Spending Figures through October 17, 1984 | 11/04/1984 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Final Report for '84 Elections Comfirms Majority of PAC Money Went to Incumbents | 12/01/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Interim Report: PAC Support of Incumbents Increases in '84 Elections | 05/19/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Says PACs Top 4,000 for 1984 | 01/28/1985 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Releases New PAC Figures | 01/20/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 06/30/1984 | FEC Releases 18-Month PAC Study | 10/26/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 06/30/1984 | FEC Issues 1984 Mid-Year PAC Growth Figures | 08/24/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1983 | FEC Releases New PAC Figures | 01/20/1984 |
| 01/01/1983 – 06/30/1983 | PAC Growth Rate Slows; Count Stands at 3,461 | 07/28/1983 |
| Press Releases | Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | FEC Reports 1983-84 Independent Spending Activity | 10/04/1985 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1983 – 12/31/1984 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | FEC Releases Final Report on 1981-82 Congressional Elections | 12/02/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | FEC Releases Data on 1981-82 Congressional Spending | 05/02/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | Interim Report: FEC Reports Republicans Outspent Democrats by more than 5-to-1 in '82 Elections | 04/26/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 10/13/1982 | 1982 Congressional Races Set Record Spending | 01/07/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | 1982 Congressional Campaigns Spent Record Amount | 10/06/1982 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | FEC Final Report for 1981-1982 Confirms Republicans Outspent Democrats 5 to 1 | 12/03/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 11/22/1982 | FEC Releases Information on 1981-82 National Party Activity | 01/28/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | FEC Releases First Interim Report of 1981-82 Party Activity | 10/07/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | National GOP Continues to Lead Democrats in Fundraising | 08/30/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 03/31/1982 | GOP Committees Lead in Fundraising | 06/25/1982 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | FEC Publishes Final 1981-82 PAC Study | 11/29/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | 1981-82 PAC Giving Up 51% | 04/29/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 11/22/1982 | FEC Releases New PAC Tallies | 01/28/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | PACs Increase in Number | 01/14/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 10/13/1982 | PAC Activity Increases | 01/06/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | FEC Releases First Full PAC Study for '82 Elections | 10/03/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | PACs Raise Over $138 Million in 18 Months - Exceeding '80 Efforts | 08/05/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 06/30/1982 | Federal Election Commission Releases PAC Figures | 07/12/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 03/31/1982 | PAC Contributions Exceed $22 Million | 06/30/1982 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1981 | PACs Increase at Declining Rate | 01/17/1982 |
| Press Releases | ||
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | FEC Issues Final Report on 1981-82 Independent Spending | 10/14/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | Independent Spending Increases | 03/22/1983 |
| 01/01/1981 – 03/31/1982 | Independent Expenditures Approach $2 Million | 06/23/1982 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1981 – 12/31/1982 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Releases Final Statistics on 1979-80 Congressional Races | 03/07/1982 |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Interim Report: Costs of Campaigning Increase | 08/10/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | Preliminary Report: FEC Reports Total Spending Figures for 1980 Congressional Races | 03/29/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 11/30/1980 | FEC Releases Updated 1980 Senate and House Spending Figures Showing Increase Over 1978 | 01/21/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Reports on 1979-80 Senate and House Financial Activity | 10/01/1980 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Releases Final Report on 1980 Presidential Primary Activity | 11/15/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 05/31/1980 | FEC Releases Seventh Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 07/29/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 04/30/1980 | FEC Releases Sixth Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 06/20/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 03/31/1980 | FEC Releases Fifth Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 05/23/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 02/29/1980 | FEC Releases Fourth Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 04/25/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 01/31/1980 | FEC Releases Third Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 03/21/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1979 | FEC Releases Second Report on Financial Activity for Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 02/22/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 09/30/1979 | FEC Releases First Report on Selected 1980 Presidential Candidates | 01/25/1980 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Releases Final Figures on 1979-80 Major Political Party Activity | 02/21/1982 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Releases Updated PAC and Major Party Data | 10/29/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Releases Political Party Information | 10/10/1980 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Issues Final Summary Data on PAC Giving | 08/04/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 10/15/1980 | FEC Releases New PAC Spending Figures for '80 Elections | 03/29/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | PAC Count Continues to Grow | 01/16/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 11/24/1980 | FEC Updates PAC Spending Figures | 01/13/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Releases Updated PAC and Major Party Data | 10/29/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Reports on Business and Labor Spending | 10/23/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Releases Information on 1979-80 PAC Activity Interim Report # 9 | 09/25/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 06/30/1980 | FEC Releases 1979-80 PAC Financial Activity | 07/30/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 05/31/1980 | FEC Releases Preliminary Figures on 1979-80 PAC Financial Activity | 06/18/1980 |
| Press Releases | Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | FEC Study Shows Independent Expenditures Top $16 Million | 11/29/1981 |
| 01/01/1979 – 10/31/1980 | Independent Expenditures Top $12 Million | 10/31/1980 |
| 01/01/1979 – 10/01/1980 | FEC Releases Information on Independent Expenditures | 10/09/1980 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1979 – 12/31/1980 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1977 – 12/31/1978 | FEC Releases Interim Study on 1977-78 U.S. Senate and House Campaign Financial Activity | 06/29/1979 |
| 01/01/1977 – 11/27/1978 | FEC Releases 1977-78 U.S. Senate and House Campaign Financial Activity | 01/30/1979 |
| 01/01/1977 – 10/27/1978 | FEC Releases Summaries of 1977-78 U.S. Senate and House Campaign Financial Activity | 11/03/1978 |
| 01/01/1981 – 09/28/1978 | FEC Releases First Interim Study on 1977-78 U.S. Senate and House Campaigns | 09/02/1978 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1977 – 12/31/1978 | FEC Releases Final Report on 1977-78 Financial Activity of Non-Party and Party Political Committees | 04/24/1980 |
| 01/01/1977 – 12/31/1978 | FEC Releases Year-End 1978 Report on 1977-78 Financial Activity of Non-Party and Party Political Committees | 05/10/1979 |
| 01/01/1977 – 06/30/1978 | Correction: FEC Releases Mid-Year Report on Political Committee Financial Activity | 09/07/1978 |
| 01/01/1977 – 06/30/1978 | FEC Releases Mid-Year Report on Political Committee Financial Activity | 09/07/1978 |
| 01/01/1977 – 02/28/1978 | FEC Releases Report on Political Committee Financial Activity | 04/09/1978 |
| 01/01/1977 – 09/30/1977 | FEC Releases 1977 Data on Political Party Committees | 03/05/1978 |
| Press Releases | ||
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1977 – 10/10/1978 | FEC Releases Index of 1977-78 Independent Expenditures | 11/03/1978 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1977 – 12/31/1978 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1977 – 12/31/1978 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Index on 1976 House Candidates | 10/02/1977 |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Index on 1976 Senate Candidates | 05/03/1977 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Index on 1976 Presidential Campaign | 06/05/1977 |
| 01/01/1975 – 08/31/1976 | FEC Issues Presidential Campaign Finance Summaries | 09/21/1976 |
| 01/01/1975 – 06/30/1975 | FEC Lists Candidates' Finances | 09/29/1975 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Indexes on Communication Costs and Party Finances | 04/27/1977 |
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | Correction: FEC Releases Index on Labor-Related Political Committees | 02/09/1978 |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Index on Labor-Related Political Committees | 02/06/1978 |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Index on Corporate-Related Political Committees | 09/18/1977 |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | FEC Releases Two Indexes | 04/14/1977 |
| 01/01/1975 – 10/18/1976 | FEC Releases Index of Corporate/Union Internal Communications | 10/28/1976 |
| 01/01/1975 – 10/10/1976 | FEC Releases New Computer Print-out of Contribution Data | 10/22/1976 |
| Press Releases | ||
| Coverage period | Description | Published date |
| 01/01/1975 – 02/28/1977 | FEC Releases Index of Independent Expenditures | 03/23/1977 |
| 01/01/1975 – 10/10/1976 | FEC Releases Updated Index of Independent Expenditures | 10/27/1976 |
| Data summaries | |||
| Coverage period | Description | Export | |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by FEC-Registered Political Committees) | excel | |
| 01/01/1975 – 12/31/1976 | Independent Expenditure Summary (IEs Made by Persons other than Political Committees) | excel | |