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The People's Business
(A Time for Change)
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The Senate
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The Senate has
100 seats, two per
state. In November
of every even-numbered year, approximately one-third of the
seats are up for election.
These numbers may vary slightly from year to year due to
special elections required by in-term vacancies.
Senators may serve
any number of terms.
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Total Cost (Net
Operating Expenses) of Senate elections in 2007-08:
$383,909,711.23
This figure
represents
34 races,
including
5
Open Seats.
The average cost of a
single race was
$11,291,462.10
The average cost of a race for an
Open Seat was
$12,168,441.85
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Total Cost (Net
Operating Expenses) of Senate elections in 2009-10:
$699,428,729.99
This figure
represents
38 races,
including
12
Open Seats.
The average cost of
a single race was
$18,406,019.21
The average cost of a race for an
Open Seat was
$23,130,489.76
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Cost (Net Operating
Expenses) of Senate elections in 2011-12:
$65,432,121.95
This figure is
current as of March 22, 2012.
At that time there were still
over seven months of campaigning to come.
The above figure represents 28 races, including
10 Open Seats.
Using an average cost
per race of
$14,848,740.66
we can anticipate that the
2011-12 election will cost around
$415,764,738.34
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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Using the previous
numbers, we estimate that the Total Net Operating Expense of
electing the full Senate over three 2-year periods will be
approximately
$1,499,103,179.56
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Total Net Operating
Expenses of the Winners in 2007-10:
$551,861,222.19
(50.94% of the Total Cost)
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Total Net Operating
Expenses of the top-spending Opponent in each race in
2007-10:
$394,081,543.95
(36.37% of the Total Cost)
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In 2007-10,
the top-spending two candidates in each race spent
87.31%
of the total funds expended.
All the
other candidates (317 people) shared the remaining
12.69%
($137,395,675.08).
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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Total Number of
Seats:
100
In
2007-08, Incumbents won
70% of the time
(24
seats)
Challengers won
15% of the time (5
seats)
The remaining
15% of the contests
were for
5
Open Seats
In 2009-10, Incumbents won
58% of the time
(22
seats)
Challengers won
10% of the time (4
seats)
The remaining
32% of the contests
were for
12
Open Seats
In 2011-12, Incumbents won __% of
the time (__ seats)
Challengers won
__% of the time (__ seats)
The remaining
36% of the contests
were for
10
Open Seats
In an average election cycle,
Incumbents win
64% of the time,
Challengers win
12% of the time, and
24% of the seats are Open
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3 seats were uncontested in 2007-10
ie: there
was no opponent listed on the Federal Elections Commission files
who reported to the FEC that they spent any money on the race.
The total
spent by the winners of these races was
$7,105,841.00
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Out of
9 wins by Challengers in 2007-10,
4
out-spent their Opponents.
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Average spent on a single race in 2007-10:
Average spent by the winner:
Average spent by a winning
Incumbent:
Average spent by a winning Challenger:
Average
spent by the winner of an Open Seat:
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$15,046,367.24
$
7,664,739.20
$
7,308,013.02
$
9,183,935.00
$
7,825,718.13 |
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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We
are currently spending
$1.5B every six years to re-elect nearly
two-thirds of the same people!
This equates to
$2.5M
per Senator per year.
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Longest-Serving Incumbents:
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State
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Senator
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Party
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Assumed Office
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Born In
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Age
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Years in Office
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Hawaii
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Inouye, Daniel
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Democratic
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1963
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1924
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88
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49
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Vermont
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Leahy, Patrick
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Democratic
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1975
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1940
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72
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37
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Indiana
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Lugar, Richard
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Republican
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1977
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1932
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80
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35
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Utah
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Hatch, Orrin
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Republican
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1977
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1934
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78
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35
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Michigan
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Levin, Carl
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Democratic
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1979
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1934
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78
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33
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Mississippi
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Cochran, Thad
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Republican
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1979
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1937
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75
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33
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Montana
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Baucus, Max
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Democratic
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1979
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1941
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71
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33
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Iowa
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Grassley, Chuck
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Republican
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1981
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1933
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79
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31
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New Mexico
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Bingaman, Jeff
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Democratic
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1983
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1943
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69
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29
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Iowa
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Harkin, Tom
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Democratic
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1985
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1939
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73
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27
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Kentucky
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McConnell, Mitch
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Republican
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1985
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1942
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70
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27
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Massachusetts
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Kerry, John
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Democratic
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1985
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1943
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69
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27
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West Virginia
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Rockefeller, Jay
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Democratic
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1985
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1937
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75
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27
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Years Serving:
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Years Serving
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# of Senators
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Over 50
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0
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40 - 49
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1
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30 - 39
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7
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20 - 29
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14
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10 - 19
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23
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Under 10
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55
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Vacant
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0
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TOTAL
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100
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Data extracted from Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Current_United_States_Senators
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10 Most Economical Wins in 2007-08 and
2009-10:
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State
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Winning Senator
(Years in Office)
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Incumbent/
Challenger
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Winner Spent
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Faced # of
Opponents
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Oklahoma
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Coburn, Tom
(7)
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$1,039,561.00
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3
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Wyoming
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Enzi, Mike
(15)
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$1,224,275.00
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1
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Alabama
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Shelby, Richard
(25)
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$1,481,157.00
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1
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Utah
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Lee, Mike
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$1,655,250.00
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10
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South Carolina
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DeMint, Jim
(7)
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$1,681,465.00
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5
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Wyoming
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Barrasso, John
(5)
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$1,786,475.00
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1
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Mississippi
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Cochran, Thad
(33)
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$1,795,328.00
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0
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Rhode Island
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Reed, Jack
(15)
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$2,237,248.00
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0
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Arkansas
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Pryor, Mark
(9)
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$2,255,475.00
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1
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Idaho
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Crapo, Mike
(13)
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$2,445,591.00
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1
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10 Most Expensive Wins in 2007-08 and
2009-10:
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State
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Winning Senator
(Years in Office) |
Incumbent/
Challenger/
Open Seat
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Winner Spent
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Faced # of
Opponents
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Nevada
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Reid, Harry
(25)
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$31,598,259.00
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13
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Arizona
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McCain, John
(25)
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$22,981,806.00
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13
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Florida
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Rubio, Marco
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$21,350,776.00
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16
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Kentucky
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McConnell, Mitch
(27)
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$19,022,083.00
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6
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Minnesota
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Franken, Al
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$18,682,874.00
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9
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Pennsylvania
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Toomey, Pat
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C
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$16,852,069.00
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8
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Texas
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Cornyn, John
(9)
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$15,385,866.00
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6
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Wisconsin
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Johnson, Ron
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$14,715,315.00
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Georgia
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Chambliss, Saxby
(9)
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$14,488,100.00
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7
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Washington
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Murray, Patty
(19)
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$14,033,842.00
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12
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Most money spent by a winner in an
uncontested race during 2007-10:
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South Dakota
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Thune, John
(7)
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$3,073,265.00
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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10 Most Expensive Losses in 2007-08 and
2009-10:
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State
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Winning Senator
(Years in Office) |
Incumbent/
Challenger/
Open Seat |
Winner Spent
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Biggest Loser
Spent
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Connecticut
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Blumenthal, Richard
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$8,663,576.00
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$50,118,601.00
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Nevada
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Reid, Harry
(25)
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$31,598,259.00
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$28,008,959.00
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Florida
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Rubio, Marco
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$21,350,776.00
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$23,695,161.00
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California
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Boxer, Barbara
(19)
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$5,845,617.00
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$21,225,262.00
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Minnesota
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Franken, Al
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C
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$18,682,874.00
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$17,407,383.00
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North Carolina
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Hagan, Kay
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C
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$8,475,539.00
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$16,583,873.00
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Wisconsin
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Johnson, Ron
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C
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$14,715,315.00
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$14,878,357.00
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Pennsylvania
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Toomey, Pat
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C
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$16,852,069.00
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$13,196,383.00
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Arkansas
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Boozman, John
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C
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$3,605,583.00
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$11,369,325.00
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Oregon
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Merkley, Jeff
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C
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$6,478,964.00
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$11,142,793.00
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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10 Most Expensive Races:
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State
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Winning Senator
(Years in Office) |
Incumbent/
Challenger/
Open Seat |
Total Expenses
for the Race
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Faced # of
Opponents
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Florida
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Rubio, Marco
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$68,399,666.00
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16
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Connecticut
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Blumenthal, Richard
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$66,859,061.00
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10
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Nevada
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Reid, Harry
(25)
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$66,779,917.00
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13
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Pennsylvania
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Toomey, Pat
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C
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$40,852,914.00
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8
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Minnesota
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Franken, Al
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C
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$39,681,598.00
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9
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Massachusetts
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Brown, Scott
(2)
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$34,937,664.00
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8
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California
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Boxer, Barbara
(19)
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$32,289,616.00
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6
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Kentucky
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McConnell, Mitch
(27)
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$31,491,740.00
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6
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Wisconsin
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Johnson, Ron
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C
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$31,272,764.00
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6
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Arizona
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McCain, John
(25)
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$27,826,333.00
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13
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10 Least Expensive Races:
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State
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Winning Senator
(Years in Office) |
Incumbent/
Challenger |
Total Expenses
for the Race
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Faced # of
Opponents
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Oklahoma
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Coburn, Tom
(7)
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$1,050,496.10
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3
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Wyoming
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Enzi, Mike
(15)
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$1,251,533.00
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1
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Alabama
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Shelby, Richard
(25)
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$1,487,028.00
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1
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Mississippi
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Cochran, Thad
(33)
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$1,795,328.00
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0
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Wyoming
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Barrasso, John
(5)
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$2,060,163.00
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1
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South Carolina
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DeMint, Jim
(7)
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$2,094,300.00
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5
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Rhode Island
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Reed, Jack
(15)
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$2,237,248.00
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0
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Arkansas
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Pryor, Mark
(9)
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$2,266,715.00
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1
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Idaho
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Crapo, Mike
(13)
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$2,541,309.00
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1
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Vermont
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Leahy, Patrick
(37)
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$2,922,211.00
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2
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Data extracted from the
Federal Election Commission Candidate Summary Reports located at http://www.fec.gov/data/
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