According to official figures and statistics, the total cost of the midterm elections exceeded 16. 7 billion dollars, which is a number higher than twice the previous record that was allocated in 2018 by $ 7. 1 billion.
State candidates, party committees, and polling committees spent $7.8 billion on advertising, compared to $8.9 billion spent by federal candidates and political committees.
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“Any other half -elections have not witnessed the same amount of money spending at the state and federal level, such as 2022 elections,” said the executive director of the “Obin Sakrats” platform responsible for monitoring the numbers, Sheila Chromhols.
According to information provided to the Federal Elections Committee up until November 1, more than $7, the spokeswoman emphasised
5 billion has already been spent on the 2022 federal midterm elections, and 8.9 billion is anticipated from candidates and political committees.
However, the director of research and strategy on the same platform, Sarah Bryner, said that “donations and donors contributed strongly to the records that we saw earlier this year,” but expected a significant decline in the size of this spending during the coming period.
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Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and Oklahoma are among the five states where congressional races in the United States are seeing higher spending.
Given the escalation of the conflict, these states attracted the most outside spending during the elections, whether from Democrats or Republicans, and it is anticipated that the rate of donations by the two parties will support the candidates.
Supporters’ contributions during these elections fund propaganda campaigns, the fulfilment of some electoral pledges, the allocation of a portion to general reforms, and the construction of infrastructure.
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