Campaign Finance / Contribution Limits

Updated: March 6, 2025. Final numbers for 2025.

State Board of Elections Campaign Finance site

2025 LOCAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

Election Law §14-114

Please remember that these limits are for the entire election cycle. Generally, the Election Cycle is either two or four years.

The person making a contribution, as well as the person receiving it, are responsible to ensure that the limits are not exceeded.

  • The contribution limit for family members is an aggregate limit from all the candidate's family members (defined as a child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister and the spouses of those persons.)
  • Ballot Issues - There are no limits on contributions for ballot issues.
  • Party or constituted committees - these committees may receive no more than $117,300 from any individual contributor in a calendar year and up to $5,000 from a corporation.
  • Housekeeping - there are no limits on contributions to a Party or Constituted committee for Housekeeping expenses.
Primary  Non-family      Family
County-wide - Democratic $1,000.00 $3,783.00
County-wide - Republican $1,347.20 $6,738.00
County-wide - All other parties $1,000.00 $1,250.00
All town and village offices, regardless of party $1,000.00 $1,250.00

 
General   Non-family      Family
County-wide $3,123.50 $15,617.50
Legislature 1 $1,000.00 $1,381.50
Legislature 2 $1,000.00 $1,370.00
Legislature 3 $1,000.00 $1,326.50
Legislature 4 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 5 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 6 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 7 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 8 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 9 $1,000.00 $1,384.25
Legislature 10 $1,000.00 $1,280.75
Legislature 11 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 12 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 13 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 14 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
Legislature 15 $1,000.00 $1,250.00
City of Watertown $1,000.00 $3,111.00
Town of LeRay $1,000.00 $1,611.00
All other town and village positions $1,000.00 $1,250.00