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 2004 are listed below. For additional information on the public funding program, please consult our brochure Public Funding of Presidential Elections.
| State | VAP (in thousands) |
Expenditure Limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,393 | $2,025,485 |
| Alaska | 460 | $746,200 |
| Arizona | 4,061 | $2,424,255 |
| Arkansas | 2,044 | $1,220,186 |
| California | 26,064 | $15,559,165 |
| Colorado | 3,398 | $2,028,470 |
| Connecticut | 2,648 | $1,580,750 |
| Delaware | 619 | $746,200 |
| DC | 455 | $746,200 |
| Florida | 13,095 | $7,817,191 |
| Georgia | 6,388 | $3,813,380 |
| Hawaii | 960 | $746,200 |
| Idaho | 994 | $746,200 |
| Illinois | 9,423 | $5,625,154 |
| Indiana | 4,592 | $2,741,240 |
| Iowa | 2,251 | $1,343,757 |
| Kansas | 2,028 | $1,210,635 |
| Kentucky | 3,124 | $1,864,903 |
| Louisiana | 3,319 | $1,981,310 |
| Maine | 1,019 | $746,200 |
| Maryland | 4,131 | $2,466,042 |
| Massachusetts | 4,946 | $2,952,564 |
| Michigan | 7,541 | $4,501,675 |
| Minnesota | 3,811 | $2,275,015 |
| Mississippi | 2,120 | $1,265,555 |
| Missouri | 4,297 | $2,565,137 |
| Montana | 702 | $746,200 |
| Nebraska | 1,298 | $774,854 |
| Nevada | 1,660 | $990,954 |
| New Hampshire | 981 | $746,200 |
| New Jersey | 6,507 | $3,884,419 |
| New Mexico | 1,373 | $819,626 |
| New York | 14,657 | $8,749,643 |
| North Carolina | 6,320 | $3,772,787 |
| North Dakota | 487 | $746,200 |
| Ohio | 8,621 | $5,146,392 |
| Oklahoma | 2,633 | $1,571,796 |
| Oregon | 2,710 | $1,617,762 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,535 | $5,692,014 |
| Rhode Island | 832 | $746,200 |
| South Carolina | 3,124 | $1,864,903 |
| South Dakota | 569 | $746,200 |
| Tennessee | 4,447 | $2,654,681 |
| Texas | 15,878 | $9,478,531 |
| Utah | 1,609 | $960,509 |
| Vermont | 482 | $746,200 |
| Virginia | 5,588 | $3,335,812 |
| Washington | 4,635 | $2,766,910 |
| West Virginia | 1,419 | $847,086 |
| Wisconsin | 4,139 | $2,470,817 |
| Wyoming | 380 | $746,200 |
| US Territories: | ||
| American Samoa | $746,200 | |
| Guam | $746,200 | |
| Puerto Rico | $746,200 | |
| Virgin Islands | $746,200 | |
