State Party to Candidate Contributions

Alabama

Unlimited

Alaska

$100,000/gubernatorial candidate
$15,000/state senate candidate
$10,000/state house candidate
All amounts are per year.

Arizona (c)

Limits for the 2005-2006 election cycle:
Aggregate contributions accepted from all political parties and organizations cannot exceed:
$75,624 - statewide candidates
$7,568 - legislative candidates

Arkansas

$2,500/candidate/election (a)

California

Unlimited

Colorado

$500,000/gubernatorial candidate
$100,000/other statewide candidate
$18,000/state senate candidate
$13,000/state house candidate
All amounts are per election cycle.

Connecticut

Unlimited

Delaware

$75,000/gubernatorial candidate
$5,000/state senate candidate
$3,000/state house candidate
All amounts are per election cycle.

Florida

No candidate may accept more than $50,000 ($250,000 for statewide candidates) in the aggregate from national, state and county political party committees combined, no more than $25,000 ($125,000 for statewide candidates) of which may be accepted prior to the 28 day period immediately preceding the general election.

Georgia

Statewide Candidates:
$5,000/primary or general election
$3,000/ primary of general run-off
Legislative Candidates:
$2,000/primary or general election
$1,000/ primary or general run-off
All amounts are per election cycle.

Hawaii

$6,000/statewide candidate
$4,000/senate candidate
$2,000/house candidate
All amounts are per election cycle.

Idaho

$10,000/statewide candidate
$2,000/legislative candidate
Both amounts are per election (a).

Illinois

Unlimited

Indiana

Unlimited

Iowa

Unlimited

Kansas

Limits for a contested primary election:
$2,000/statewide candidate
$1,000/senate candidate
$500/ house candidate
Unlimited in uncontested and general elections.

Kentucky

Unlimited (b)
Except for gubernatorial states, no candidate may accept party contributions which in the aggregate exceed 50% or total contributions of $10,000 (whichever is greater) in an election cycle.

Louisiana

Unlimited

Maine (c)

$500/gubernatorial candidate/election (a)
$250/other candidate/election (a)

Maryland

Transfer limit:
$6,000/4-year election cycle
In-kind contribution limit:
Limited to an amount equal to $1 for every two registered voters in the state, regardless of political affiliation, per 4-year cycle.

Massachusetts

$3,000/candidate
No limit on in-kind contributions.

Michigan

$68,000/statewide candidate
$10,000/senate candidate
$5,000/house candidate
All amounts are per election cycle.

Minnesota

Election year limits:
$20,000/gubernatorial candidate
$5,000/legislative candidate
Non election year limits:
$5,000/ gubernatorial candidate
$1,000/legislative candidate
All amounts are per calendar year.

Mississippi

Unlimited

Missouri

Adjusted 2004-2005 limits:
$12,100/gubernatorial candidate
$6,050/state senate candidate
$3,025/state house candidate
All amounts are per election(a).

Montana

$18,000/gubernatorial slate
$6,500/other statewide candidate
$1,050/ senate candidate
$650/ house candidate
All amounts are per election (a).

Nebraska

Candidates limited to maximum amount in aggregate contributions that can be accepted in an election period from independent committees, corporations, labor unions, associations and political parties:
$825,500 - gubernatorial candidates
$75,000 - Other statewide candidate
$36,500 - legislative candidates

Nevada

$5,000/candidate/election (a)

New Hampshire

To candidates not registering to abide by spending limits:
$1,000/election (a)
Unlimited to candidates agreeing to abide by spending limits.

New Jersey

No limit on contributions by state and county party committees.
National party committee:
$8,200/eleciton (a)

New Mexico

Unlimited

New York

Prohibited in the primary election.
Unlimited in the general election.

North Carolina

Unlimited

North Dakota

Unlimited

Ohio

$564,000/statewide candidate
$112,500/senate candidate
$56,000/house candidate
All amounts are per election. (a)

Oklahoma

$50,000/gubernatorial candidate (d)
$25,000/legislative candidate (d)
$1,000/legislative candidate
Both amounts are per election campaign.

Oregon

Unlimited

Pennsylvania

Unlimited

Rhode Island

$25,000/candidate/calendar year
In-kind contributions unlimited

South Carolina

Aggregate limits on contributions from parties and legislative caucuses:
$50,000/statewide candidate
$5,000/other candidate
Both amounts are per election cycle.

South Dakota

Unlimited

Tennessee

Candidates limited to aggregate amount from all political party committees:
$250,000/statewide candidate
$40,000/state senate candidate
$20,000/state house candidate
All amounts are per election (a).

Texas

Unlimited

Utah

Unlimited

Vermont

Unlimited

Virginia

Unlimited

Washington

Aggregate contributions by a party to a candidate may not exceed $.68 x number of registered voters in candidate's district. This limit applies to the entire election cycle.  For 2005, these calculated amounts range from about $35,000-$62,000.

West Virginia

$1,000/candidate/election (a)

Wisconsin

Aggregate limit on amount candidates may accept from all committees, including party committees, in an election campaign:
$700,830/ gubernatorial candidate
$22,425/ senate candidate
$11, 213/ house candidate

Wyoming

Unlimited