{"id":477,"date":"2017-08-01T21:54:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T21:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=477"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:46:48","slug":"campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/resources\/campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaigns in Maryland: What Does It Take to Win?"},"template":"","class_list":["post-477","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Fundraising expectations for candidates are rising across the state of Maryland. Report analyzed legislative candidates\u2019 fundraising totals from the 2014 election cycle","featured_image":17026,"resource_type":false,"authors":"","related_issues":[92,444],"related_work":false,"location":23},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<h2>From 2011\u20132014, senators received an average of $290,070 in contributions<\/h2>\r\nWith candidates already gearing up for the 2018 elections, Common Cause Maryland released an analysis today of legislative candidates\u2019 fundraising totals from the 2014 election cycle. The data helps document how fundraising expectations for candidates are rising across the state.\r\n\r\nFrom 2011\u20132014, senators received an average of $290,070 in contributions, compared to a $79,878 average for delegates.\r\n\r\n\u201cInterestingly enough, the data showed no universal trend,\u201d said Susan Radov, Summer Research Associate for Common Cause Maryland and author of the report. \u201cGeographical location greatly influenced the average amounts raised by candidates; however, the competitiveness of a seat as well as a candidate\u2019s leadership position and political aspirations greatly impacted candidates\u2019 fundraising efforts.\u201d\r\n\r\nFundraising by individual candidates certainly drove up the averages. Fifteen successful Senate candidates each raised over $250,000; 11 broke $300,000 and seven raised over $400,000. In the House, 28 candidates raised over $150,000, 14 broke $200,000, and two raised more than $300,000.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis report is just one way of analyzing what it costs to run in our state legislative races,\u201d said Jennifer Bevan-Dangel, executive director of Common Cause Maryland. \u201cThis report did not analyze what candidates ultimately spent on their races \u200a\u2014 \u200aor what funds they transferred to other candidates, slates, or campaign accounts. Likewise, this report did not analyze spending by independent groups or PACs, which are a rising factor in state campaigns. But these fundraising numbers provide a snapshot of what candidates face when they are running for office. And the rising costs serve as a warning.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWe must explore new ways to fund our elections, such as citizen funded election programs,\u201d Bevan-Dangel added. \u201cThese programs, like the one operational in Montgomery County for 2018 and recently passed in Howard County, ensure that good candidates are not left out of our elections because they do not have the access to the big donors they need to compete.\u201d\r\n\r\nRadov produced the report by using the state\u2019s campaign finance database to gather each winning candidate\u2019s total contributions from January 2011 through December 2014. She then averaged the contribution totals by region, county, and district. Radov only included districts that spanned multiple counties in the average for the county that comprised the majority of the district.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/maryland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/03\/campaigns-in-maryland-what.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download report here.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_resources":{"heading":"Related Resources","button_text":"See all Related Resources","manually_curate":false,"resource":null}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Campaigns in Maryland: What Does It Take to Win? - Common Cause Maryland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/resources\/campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Campaigns in Maryland: What Does It Take to Win?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/resources\/campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-04T16:46:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1_lg7_C2oYeEa4ktproO-IuQ1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/resources\/campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/resources\/campaigns-in-maryland-what-does-it-take-to-win\/\",\"name\":\"Campaigns in Maryland: What Does It Take to Win? 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