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US election candidates money in Duaer

In Duaer: OpenFEC: money raised, spent, and on hand by US federal candidates, by name, year, office, or state. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer US election candidates money returns OpenFEC totals for US House, Senate, and presidential candidates, most money raised first. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

Pick Duaer Data → US election candidates money in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: US Congress members, US GovInfo documents.

When to use it

  • Rank 2024 Senate candidates in a state by money raised.
  • Look up a candidate cash on hand.

When not to use it

Search on the canvas

  1. Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → US election candidates money.
  2. Fill at least one of Name (such as smith), Election Year (such as 2024), Office (such as senate), State (such as CA).
  3. Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

  • GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/fec-candidates?electionYear=2024&office=senate&state=PA
  • Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-fec-candidates
description: >-
  Duaer US election candidates money. OpenFEC: money raised, spent, and on hand by US federal candidates, by name, year, office, or state.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer US election candidates money

Duaer US election candidates money returns OpenFEC totals for US House, Senate, and presidential candidates, most money raised first. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

## When to use

- Rank 2024 Senate candidates in a state by money raised.
- Look up a candidate cash on hand.

## When not to use

- Bills and laws. Use https://skills.duaer.com/congress-bills.md.
- Members of Congress. Use https://skills.duaer.com/congress-members.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/fec-candidates?electionYear=2024&office=senate&state=PA`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide at least one of `name`, `electionYear`, `office`, or `state`.

- `name` — Optional. Candidate name words such as smith.
- `electionYear` — Optional. Even election year such as 2024.
- `office` — Optional. `house`, `senate`, or `president`.
- `state` — Optional. Two-letter state code such as CA.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/fec-candidates?electionYear=2024&office=senate&state=PA` — 2024 Pennsylvania Senate candidates.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/fec-candidates?name=smith&office=house` — House candidates named Smith.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `candidateId`, `name`, `party`, `office`, `state`, `district`, `incumbency` — candidate.
- `electionYear`, `cycle`, `coverageEndDate` — election and reporting period.
- `receiptsUsd`, `disbursementsUsd`, `cashOnHandUsd` — money raised, spent, and on hand.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/congress-members.md — Duaer US Congress members
- https://skills.duaer.com/govinfo.md — Duaer US GovInfo documents

Questions

How many credits does a US election candidates money search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

How current is Duaer US election candidates money?

Each row coverageEndDate is the last day covered by that candidate latest filing.

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