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Election 2000

Follow the money, 2000

2 races and 4 candidates with a figure filed in the records behind this page. Each figure is printed as filed, with the filing link.

Candidates run alphabetically by surname inside each race. Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct, so no order here is the ballot's.

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United States Senator from Ohio

November 7, 2000

The records behind this page carry money entries for 2 of the 4 candidates. No filed figure is published here for John Eastman, John McAlister. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Celeste $478K as of December 2000, DeWine $7.8M as of December 31, 2000, Eastman not yet researched, McAlister not yet researched.RaisedCeleste (D)Ted Celeste: raised $478K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$478KDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: raised $7.8M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$7.8MEastman (I)John Eastman: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcAlister (L)John McAlister: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentCeleste (D)Ted Celeste: spent $477K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$477KDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: spent $7.0M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$7.0MEastman (I)John Eastman: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcAlister (L)John McAlister: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handCeleste (D)Ted Celeste: cash on hand $608 as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$608DeWine (R)Mike DeWine: cash on hand $689K as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12-31$689KEastman (I)John Eastman: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcAlister (L)John McAlister: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Celeste $478K as of December 2000, DeWine $7.8M as of December 31, 2000, Eastman not yet researched, McAlister not yet researched.Source: FEC filings, committees C00351544; S2OH00113 · as of 2000-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedCeleste (D)477,784
RaisedDeWine (R)7,804,963
RaisedEastman (I)Not yet researched
RaisedMcAlister (L)Not yet researched
SpentCeleste (D)477,176
SpentDeWine (R)6,965,295
SpentEastman (I)Not yet researched
SpentMcAlister (L)Not yet researched
Cash on handCeleste (D)608
Cash on handDeWine (R)688,577
Cash on handEastman (I)Not yet researched
Cash on handMcAlister (L)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Ted Celeste

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC C00351544 $477,784$477,176$608December 2000

Filing: fec.gov

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Mike DeWine

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC S2OH00113 $7,804,963$6,965,295$688,577December 31, 2000

Filing: fec.gov

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

John Eastman

Natural Law

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

John McAlister

Libertarian

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

President of the United States

November 7, 2000

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Bush $196.8M, Gore not yet researched; as of December 2000.RaisedBush (R)George W. Bush: raised $196.8M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$196.8MGore (D)Al Gore: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentBush (R)George W. Bush: spent $193.0M as filed with the FEC, as of 2000-12$193.0MGore (D)Al Gore: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBush (R)George W. Bush: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedGore (D)Al Gore: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Bush $196.8M, Gore not yet researched; as of December 2000.Source: FEC filings · as of 2000-12 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBush (R)196,800,000
RaisedGore (D)Not yet researched
SpentBush (R)193,000,000
SpentGore (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handBush (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handGore (D)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

George W. Bush

Republican

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC $196,800,000$193,000,000December 2000

Filing: publicintegrity.org

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

  • Enron (officers, directors and employees, cumulative career total) · $550,025 · campaign committee

    Energy company

    Source: publicintegrity.org

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

Al Gore

Democratic

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC C00360982 December 2000

Filings: fec.gov · abcnews.go.com · fec.gov

From inside Ohio

None found in the records checked

Top donor entries, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending, for and against

None found in the records checked

The biggest donor entries across every race

One row per donor entry on record for this cycle, largest filed amount first. Some entries the records themselves describe as an aggregate across a cycle rather than a single filed contribution; each row's source says which. An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed comes after every filed one, with its basis beside it.

The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedThe biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedEnron (officers, directors and employees, cumulative career total)to George W. BushEnron (officers, directors and employees, cumulative career total): $550K to George W. Bush$550K
The biggest single donor entries across every race, as filedSource: FEC filings · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Enron (officers, directors and employees, cumulative career total), to George W. Bush550,025
DonorAmountToRaceThroughSource
Enron (officers, directors and employees, cumulative career total) $550,025 George W. Bush President of the United States campaign committee publicintegrity.org

Races with no filed figure in these records

These races are on this cycle's ballot and carry no money entry in the records behind this page. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

Sources

  1. CELESTE 2000.COM -- committee overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. DEWINE, RICHARD MICHAEL - Candidate overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. https://www.fec.gov/
  4. The Buying of the President 2000 · Center for Public Integrity · accessed 2026-09-21
  5. GORE/LIEBERMAN INC -- committee overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-21
  6. Gore Gets Record Amount of Taxpayer Funds · ABC News · accessed 2026-09-21
  7. FEC Certifies Public Funds for Gore-Lieberman Ticket · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-26
  8. https://www.fec.gov/data/

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