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Elections 1998: The Cost of Winning
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The average winner of a House race in the last election cycle spent almost $260,000 more than the average winner did 10 years earlier. For winning candidates in the Senate, spending was almost $700,000 higher" (Center for Responsive Politics, The Christian Science Monitor, September 13, 1999).

The average winner of a House race spent almost $660,000 in 1998. The average winner of a Senate race spent almost $4,700,000 in 1998 (Center for Responsive Politics, The Christian Science Monitor, September 13, 1999).


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