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      Presidential spending limits

Presidential spending limits As one of the conditions for receiving public funding, presidential candidates must agree to abide by certain spending limitations. The limits applicable to publicly funded candidates running in 2024 are listed on this page. For additional information on the public funding program, please consult our page on public funding of presidential elections.
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 General election spending limit for 2024

  
  
    The spending limit for 2024 for publicly funded general election presidential candidates is $123,595,200.
 Overall spending limit for 2024 primaries

  
  
    The overall spending limit for publicly funded presidential candidates in the primary elections is $61,797,600.
 State-by-state primary limits

  
  
    State
Voting Age Population
Expenditure limitationAlabama
3,977,628
$3,932,900Alaska
557,899
$1,236,000Arizona
5,848,310
$5,782,600Arkansas
2,362,124
$2,335,600California
30,519,524
$30,176,500Colorado
4,662,926
$4,610,500Connecticut
2,894,190
$2,861,700Delaware
819,952
$1,236,000DC
552,380
$1,236,000Florida
18,229,883
$18,025,000Georgia
8,490,546
$8,395,100Hawaii
1,141,525
$1,236,000Idaho
1,497,384
$1,480,600Illinois
9,844,167
$9,733,500Indiana
5,274,945
$5,215,700Iowa
2,476,882
$2,449,000Kansas
2,246,209
$2,221,000Kentucky
3,509,259
$3,469,800Louisiana
3,509,600
$3,467,200Maine
1,146,670
$1,236,000Maryland
4,818,337
$4,764,200Massachusetts
5,659,598
$5,596,000Michigan
7,925,350
$7,836,300Minnesota
4,436,981
$4,387,100Mississippi
2,259,864
$2,234,500Missouri
4,821,686
$4,767,500Montana
897,161
$1,236,000Nebraska
1,497,381
$1,480,600Nevada
2,508,220
$2,480,000New Hampshire
1,150,004
$1,236,000New Jersey
7,280,551
$7,198,700New Mexico
1,663,024
$1,644,300New York
15,611,308
$15,435,900North Carolina
8,498,868
$8,403,400North Dakota
599,192
$1,236,000Ohio
9,207,681
$9,104,200Oklahoma
3,087,217
$3,052,500Oregon
3,401,528
$3,363,300Pennsylvania
10,332,678
$10,216,600Rhode Island
892,124
$1,236,000South Carolina
4,229,354
$4,181,800South Dakota
697,420
$1,236,000Tennessee
5,555,761
$5,493,300Texas
22,942,176
$22,684,300Utah
2,484,582
$2,456,700Vermont
532,828
$1,236,000Virginia
6,834,154
$6,757,300Washington
6,164,810
$6,095,500West Virginia
1,417,859
$1,401,900Wisconsin
4,661,826
$4,609,400Wyoming
454,508
$1,236,000

U.S. Territories
Voting Age Population
Expenditure limitationAmerican Samoa
n/a
$1,236,000Guam
n/a
$1,236,000Northern Mariana Islands
n/a
$1,236,000Puerto Rico
2,707,012
$2,676,600Virgin Islands
n/a
$1,236,000
      
      * No population figures are given for the U.S. Territories (except Puerto Rico). The minimum amount is assumed.
      
      For additional information on the state-by-state primary limits, contact info@fec.gov.
 Archived spending limits for past presidential elections

  
  
    1976
1980
1984
19881992
1996
2000
20042008
2012
2016
20202024
 Legal citations Federal Register notice 89 Fed. Reg. 5534 (January 29, 2024)Price Index adjustments for expenditure limitations and lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold


This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.


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