I'm not smart enough to get there, Duane. Here's what I have for the simplified query based on what you set out:
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qryAmtYTD
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SELECT B1.TransactionDate, B1.donor_ID, B1.election, B1.election_year, B1.fk_CAM_ID, B1.amount, Sum(B1.amount) AS AmtYTD
FROM tblContributions AS B1
GROUP BY...