Table: Campaign contributions, first quarter 2010
| Candidate | Party | Total Receipts | Individual Contributions | PAC Contributions | Candidate Self Funding | Total Spent | Cash on Hand | |
| Dist 1 | Randy Altschuler | GOP | $1,026,081 | $162,538 | $3,500 | $860,000 | $292,169 | $1,510,397 |
| Gary Berntsen | GOP | $56,506 | $39,714 | $0 | $15,792 | $26,896 | $29,610 | |
| Tim Bishop, Incumbent | DEM | $326,280 | $182,430 | $143,850 | $0 | $100,800 | $1,243,012 | |
| Chris Cox | GOP | $735,000 | $221,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $620,000 | |
| George Demos | GOP | $125,323 | $125,323 | $0 | $0 | $103,634 | $303,880 | |
| Dist 2 | John Gomez | GOP | $31,600 | $6,500 | $0 | $25,100 | $0 | $31,600 |
| Steve Israel, Incumbent | DEM | $376,134 | $241,769 | $132,500 | $274 | $291,136 | $1,752,246 | |
| Stephen Labate | GOP | $36,757 | $7,995 | $300 | $28,462 | $6,712 | $30,045 | |
| Dist 3 | Peter King, Incumbent | GOP | $189,787 | $552,183 | $271,700 | $0 | $350,721 | $1,615,940 |
| Dist 4 | Carolyn McCarthy, Incumbent | DEM | $227,382 | $166,428 | $60,900 | $0 | $148,163 | $544,612 |
| Frank Scaturro | GOP | $99,164 | $96,597 | $2,567 | $0 | $51,059 | $183,660 | |
| Peter Zinno | GOP | $121,310 | $26,060 | $0 | $95,250 | $5,174 | $116,136 | |
| Dist 5 | Gary Ackerman, Incumbent | DEM | $50,068 | $26,400 | $18,500 | $0 | $118,484 | $1,075,719 |
| Liz Berney | GOP | $18,061 | $18,061 | $0 | $0 | $2,758 | $20,186 | |
| James Milano | DEM | $51,100 | $100 | $0 | $51,000 | $642 | $50,458 |
Note: Chris Cox campaign provided estimates
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