This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) raised nearly $20M for her reelection.
- Of the nine current U.S. House members running for reelection, the average total amount raised by women exceeded the average total amount raised by men.
- None of the incumbent congressional candidates reported self-financed contributions.
Massachusetts elected one U.S. Senator and nine members of its U.S. House delegation. There were no open seats. Three women ran for the U.S. House from Massachusetts and all three women won. One woman ran for the U.S. Senate and won.
Massachusetts elected all 160 members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and all 40 members of the Massachusetts State Senate. Sixty-one women ran for the Massachusetts State House and 50 won. Fifteen women ran for the state senate and 11 won.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) won reelection having raised nearly $20M. Her race was not competitive. Her challenger John Deaton raised over $2.1M.
Of the nine U.S. House members running for reelection, all are Democrats. The average total raised by the Democratic women running for reelection was nearly $1.4M; this amount exceeds the average for the Democratic men running for reelection which was about $1M.
But the U.S. House incumbent with the highest amount raised was Representative Seth Moulton (MA-6) with over $2.1M.
Massachusetts ranked 30th nationally for women’s state legislative representation in 2024. This was the lowest ranking for the state since the 1980s.
The average total raised for Democratic women incumbents seeking reelection to the state house in Massachusetts was lower than the average for Democratic men, though the two groups raised a similar average amount for state senate races. A woman led all incumbent state senate candidates in the total amount raised: Senator Karen E. Spilka (MA- Middlesex and Norfolk), who is white, raised the most of incumbent state senators. She is the President of the Massachusetts State Senate. Republican men incumbents running for the state senate had a higher average amount than Republican men serving in the state house. No Republican women served in the state senate.
Republican Lynne Archambault, who ran for the state house, raised the most of the challenger candidates. There was no clear pattern in fundraising for non-incumbent candidates for average amount raised.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
None of the incumbent congressional candidates in Massachusetts – all Democrats – reported self-financed contributions.
For John Deaton, the Republican candidate who sought to unseat Senator Warren, about 40% of his funds were from self-financing.
When there were gender differences in self-financing for Massachusetts state legislative seats, men usually had a higher proportion of funds from self-financing than women.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) received the majority of her contributions from individuals in the form of small contributions of $200 or less.
In the Massachusetts races for the U.S. House, men incumbents raised 10% from small contributions whereas women incumbents raised 14%. All congressional incumbents in the state are Democrats.
Overall, there was no clear pattern in the proportion of funds raised from small contributions by candidates running for the Massachusetts state legislature.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.