WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) -- Receipts in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign nearly doubled the 2004 total, totaling more than $1.8 billion, the Federal Election Commission said Monday.
Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, received $84.1 million in public funds to conduct his general election campaign and raised an additional $46.4 million for legal and accounting expenses, the FEC reported.