Average Campaign Expenditures by House Candidate
In 1994 Dollars


Year Party
Incumbents
Challengers
Open Seats
1972 Democrat
$172,000
$107,000
$352,000
  Republican
$186,000
$115,000
$317,000
1974 Democrat
$139,000
$178,000
$310,000
  Republican
$243,000
$62,000
$242,000
1976 Democrat
$206,000
$116,000
$360,000
  Republican
$235,000
$145,000
$254,000
1978 Democrat
$253,000
$161,000
$483,000
  Republican
$317,000
$167,000
$438,000
1980 Democrat
$301,000
$135,000
$341,000
  Republican
$346,000
$206,000
$393,000
1982 Democrat
$390,000
$178,000
$398,000
  Republican
$424,000
$194,000
$417,000
1984 Democrat
$444,000
$143,000
$501,000
  Republican
$408,000
$208,000
$531,000
1986 Democrat
$481,000
$199,000
$553,000
  Republican
$531,000
$153,000
$610,000
1988 Democrat
$487,000
$186,000
$618,000
  Republican
$534,000
$122,000
$671,000
1990 Democrat
$457,000
$104,000
$589,000
  Republican
$449,000
$101,000
$520,000
1992 Democrat
$634,000
$140,000
$490,000
  Republican
$559,000
$178,000
$400,000
1994 Democrat
$608,000
$153,000
$558,000
  Republican
$460,000
$244,000
$602,000
1996 Democrat      
  Republican      

Gary Jacobson, "The Politics of Congressional Elections," Longman 1997.