Suppose you are quite wealthy and contributed money to the campaign of one candidate in a primary election,then gave money to another campaign after that first candidate dropped out.You also contributed to a battery of political action committees and the state and national party committees.By the time the general elections come in November,what is the most that you could have contributed?

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The most an individual can contribute to a candidate in a primary election is $2,800. If the first candidate dropped out, then there is no limit on how much you can give to a second candidate. However, the total amount that an individual can contribute to all PACs, national party committees, and state party committees is $117,000 per two-year election cycle (for the 2019-2020 cycle). Therefore, the maximum amount you could have contributed is $2,800 (to the first candidate) + unlimited amount to the second candidate + $115,500 (to PACs and party committees) = $118,300. However, $2,800 of that amount would go towards the second candidate's primary election, leaving a maximum amount of $115,500 for the general election, which is option C.

Suppose You Are Quite Wealthy and Contributed Money to the Campaign