1991-92 election cycle
Rank
Company
Amount
1
Martin Marietta Corp $635,205
2
McDonnell Douglas $531,058
3
Boeing Co
$429,665
4
Lockheed Corp
$428,149
5
Northrop Corp
$383,890
6
Raytheon Co
$321,324
7
Grumman Corp
$257,786
8
Hughes Aircraft
$244,570
Total: $3,231,647 / 53% to Democrats
1993-94 election cycle
Rank
Company
Amount
1
Martin Marietta Corp $706,816
2
Lockheed Corp
$657,153
3
Boeing Co
$519,509
4
Northrop Grumman* $513,120
5
McDonnell Douglas $439,858
6
Raytheon Co
$320,180
7
Hughes Aircraft
$229,933
Total: $3,386,569 / 59% to Democrats
*Northrop and Grumman had merged as a one company.
1995-96 election cycle
Rank
Company
Amount
1
Lockheed Martin*
$1,647,612
2
Northrop Grumman Corp $906,218
3
Boeing Co
$881,998
4
McDonnell Douglas
$695,490
5
Raytheon Co**
$625,579
6
Hughes Aircraft
$387,889
Total: $5,144,786 / 66% to Democrats
* Lockheed and Martin Marietta had merged to
a one company.
**Raytheon bought Texas-based E-System and acquired
the aircraft modification
and defense electronics businesses of Chrysler
Technologies.
1997-98 election cycle (first six months)
Rank
Company
Amount
1
Boeing Co*
$1,009,767
2
Lockheed Martin
$743,105
3
Northrop Grumman Corp $365,150
4
Raytheon Co**
$330,192
Total: $2,448,214 / 64% to Democrats
* Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas
** Raytheon acquired Texas Instruments' Defense
Systems and Electronics
business in July 1997, and Raytheon merged with
the defense operations of
Hughes Electronics on December 1997.
Source: CRP
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