Figures are based on Federal Election Commission data for contributions from PACs and individual contributions over $200. Totals include donations to the candidates campaign fund as well as to their aligned super PAC.
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Donations from oil and gas industry to U.S. presidential candidates, as of Feb 2016
This statistic shows the amount each candidate in the 2016 presidential election race had received in donations from the oil and gas industry, as of **. The candidate who received the most donations from the oil and gas industry was Ted Cruz who collected ** U.S. dollars.
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