Money in Politics

    Outside spending in congressional races

    Last updated: Nov. 04, 2012 | 06:59 AM

    As candidates vie for a seat in the House of Representatives, outside groups are having a profound effect on the races, spending more than $293,499,862. The totality of their influence is hard to calculate: while "super PACs" must report their spending to the Federal Election Commission, tax-exempt advocacy groups only have to report the money they spend on certain kinds of ads. Here's a look at general election races in which at least $10,000 has been spent.


    Rank Race Spending
    SUPPORT
    OPPOSE
    Total
    Detail
    1 l PA-12
    Support: $2,219,086
    Oppose: $7,719,024
    $9,938,109
    2 i OH-16
    Support: $273,826
    Oppose: $9,495,178
    $9,769,004
    3 N IL-17
    Support: $441,958
    Oppose: $8,508,639
    $8,950,597
    4 W MN-08
    Support: $487,202
    Oppose: $8,166,112
    $8,653,314
    5 E CA-07
    Support: $556,343
    Oppose: $7,659,804
    $8,216,147
    6 E CA-52
    Support: $582,920
    Oppose: $7,474,428
    $8,057,348
    7 E CA-10
    Support: $342,543
    Oppose: $7,661,863
    $8,004,406
    8 N IL-12
    Support: $529,715
    Oppose: $6,834,941
    $7,364,656
    9 q TX-23
    Support: $332,723
    Oppose: $6,878,778
    $7,211,501
    10 N IL-11
    Support: $1,363,995
    Oppose: $5,809,261
    $7,173,256
    11 i OH-06
    Support: $217,098
    Oppose: $6,693,577
    $6,910,676
    12 N IL-13
    Support: $187,208
    Oppose: $6,649,930
    $6,837,139
    13 D AZ-01
    Support: $1,037,424
    Oppose: $5,390,204
    $6,427,628
    14 F CO-06
    Support: $633,318
    Oppose: $5,731,167
    $6,364,485
    15 N IL-08
    Support: $1,388,850
    Oppose: $4,961,984
    Other: $50
    $6,350,884
    16 V MI-01
    Support: $530,360
    Oppose: $5,758,407
    $6,288,767
    17 N IL-10
    Support: $1,613,088
    Oppose: $4,663,908
    Other: $30
    $6,277,026
    18 I FL-18
    Support: $767,423
    Oppose: $5,494,903
    $6,262,326
    19 r UT-04
    Support: $1,066,993
    Oppose: $4,853,838
    Other: $620
    $5,921,451
    20 a NC-07
    Support: $354,636
    Oppose: $5,443,942
    $5,798,578
    21 I FL-10
    Support: $2,211,103
    Oppose: $3,502,478
    $5,713,581
    22 g NV-03
    Support: $587,103
    Oppose: $5,043,774
    Other: $152
    $5,631,028
    23 D AZ-09
    Support: $90,550
    Oppose: $5,364,876
    $5,455,426
    24 g NV-04
    Support: $737,941
    Oppose: $4,576,271
    $5,314,212
    25 h NY-24
    Support: $689,367
    Oppose: $4,596,716
    $5,286,083
    26 h NY-18
    Support: $1,335,818
    Oppose: $3,915,696
    $5,251,514
    27 S MA-06
    Support: $556,125
    Oppose: $4,609,498
    $5,165,623
    28 J GA-12
    Support: $342,878
    Oppose: $4,798,518
    $5,141,396
    29 d NH-02
    Support: $130,504
    Oppose: $4,894,732
    $5,025,236
    30 L IA-03
    Support: $1,052,969
    Oppose: $3,940,367
    $4,993,336
    31 d NH-01
    Support: $79,036
    Oppose: $4,855,808
    $4,934,844
    32 v WI-07
    Support: $244,207
    Oppose: $4,233,065
    $4,477,272
    33 h NY-19
    Support: $687,140
    Oppose: $3,789,763
    $4,476,903
    34 L IA-04
    Support: $657,434
    Oppose: $3,690,962
    $4,348,395
    35 h NY-01
    Support: $1,335,238
    Oppose: $2,983,108
    Other: $4,484
    $4,322,830
    36 E CA-09
    Support: $215,444
    Oppose: $3,658,200
    $3,873,645
    37 h NY-21
    Support: $14,878
    Oppose: $3,814,794
    $3,829,671
    38 h NY-27
    Support: $291,823
    Oppose: $3,520,366
    $3,812,189
    39 E CA-35
    Support: $3,160,685
    Oppose: $296,161
    $3,456,846
    40 G CT-05
    Support: $147,895
    Oppose: $3,150,305
    $3,298,200
    41 E CA-24
    Support: $1,167,321
    Oppose: $2,085,532
    $3,252,853
    42 E CA-36
    Support: $183,116
    Oppose: $3,039,197
    $3,222,312
    43 I FL-02
    Support: $265,076
    Oppose: $2,939,517
    $3,204,594
    44 E CA-30
    Support: $2,701,629
    Oppose: $275,134
    $2,976,763
    45 E CA-26
    Support: $273,031
    Oppose: $2,649,428
    $2,922,459
    46 Q KY-06
    Support: $288,504
    Oppose: $2,068,459
    $2,356,963
    47 F CO-03
    Support: $341,064
    Oppose: $2,010,504
    $2,351,568
    48 F CO-07
    Support: $288,486
    Oppose: $1,939,108
    $2,227,594
    49 h NY-25
    Support: $373,933
    Oppose: $1,709,163
    $2,083,097
    50 a NC-08
    Support: $20,937
    Oppose: $1,900,691
    $1,921,628
    51 D AZ-02
    Support: $262,080
    Oppose: $1,522,565
    $1,784,645
    52 O IN-08
    Support: $154,079
    Oppose: $1,380,880
    $1,534,959
    53 u WA-01
    Support: $66,879
    $1,434,905
    54 E CA-31
    Support: $1,360,073
    $1,360,073
    55 w WV-03
    Support: $49,927
    Oppose: $1,122,271
    $1,172,198
    56 O IN-02
    Support: $58,829
    Oppose: $1,030,542
    $1,089,371
    57 L IA-01
    Support: $425,372
    Oppose: $648,740
    $1,074,112
    58 E CA-39
    Support: $285,949
    Oppose: $769,363
    $1,055,312
    59 l PA-08
    Support: $835,701
    Oppose: $174,088
    $1,009,789
    60 e NJ-09
    Support: $918,789
    $918,789
    61 R LA-03
    Support: $618,267
    Oppose: $269,039
    $887,307
    62 L IA-02
    Support: $37,633
    Oppose: $768,006
    $805,639
    63 v WI-08
    Support: $172,697
    Oppose: $630,084
    $802,782
    64 E CA-08
    Support: $705,020
    Oppose: $89,598
    $794,618
    65 h NY-23
    Support: $748,263
    $748,263
    66 e NJ-03
    Support: $98,820
    Oppose: $627,115
    $725,935
    67 m RI-01
    Support: $5,343
    Oppose: $701,638
    $706,981
    68 I FL-22
    Support: $274,060
    Oppose: $423,131
    $697,191
    69 E CA-21
    Support: $48,336
    Oppose: $592,027
    $640,363
    70 s VA-02
    Support: $205,945
    Oppose: $409,907
    $615,852
    71 k OR-04
    Support: $512,352
    $512,352
    72 V MI-14
    Support: $182
    Oppose: $471,498
    $471,680
    73 V MI-11
    Support: $423,937
    Oppose: $19,100
    $443,038
    74 I FL-26
    Support: $257,954
    Oppose: $163,043
    $420,997
    75 h NY-22
    Support: $398,272
    $398,272
    76 E CA-47
    Support: $16,371
    Oppose: $320,000
    $336,371
    77 s VA-11
    Oppose: $325,000
    $325,000
    78 p TN-04
    Support: $20,000
    Oppose: $294,070
    $314,070
    79 q TX-14
    Support: $147,571
    Oppose: $163,722
    $311,293
    80 E CA-41
    Support: $53,871
    Oppose: $220,000
    $273,871
    81 E CA-15
    Support: $219,205
    Oppose: $12,790
    $231,995
    82 W MN-06
    Support: $59,324
    Oppose: $108,244
    $167,568
    83 c NE-02
    Support: $829
    Oppose: $158,802
    $159,631
    84 h NY-13
    Support: $152,769
    $152,769
    85 E CA-03
    Support: $41,497
    Oppose: $100,380
    $141,877
    86 I FL-27
    Support: $130,897
    $130,897
    87 V MI-03
    Support: $86,872
    Oppose: $42,498
    $129,370
    88 u WA-05
    Support: $112,102
    $112,102
    89 E CA-33
    Support: $100,000
    $100,000
    90 b ND-00
    Support: $61,943
    Oppose: $25,861
    $87,804
    91 l PA-06
    Support: $81,795
    $81,795
    92 E CA-16
    Support: $35,802
    Oppose: $44,538
    $80,340
    93 X MO-04
    Support: $8,506
    Oppose: $68,757
    $77,263
    94 W MN-02
    Support: $115
    Oppose: $77,133
    $77,248
    95 I FL-16
    Support: $8,866
    Oppose: $62,183
    $71,049
    96 T MD-06
    Support: $8,572
    Oppose: $57,628
    $66,201
    97 I FL-13
    Support: $22,452
    Oppose: $41,389
    Other: $500
    $64,341
    98 i OH-09
    Support: $63,839
    $63,839
    99 p TN-09
    Support: $61,903
    $61,903
    100 l PA-07
    Support: $58,112
    $58,112
    101 V MI-04
    Support: $42,768
    $42,768
    102 l PA-18
    Support: $40,354
    $40,354
    103 i OH-10
    Support: $40,336
    $40,336
    104 Z MT-00
    Support: $38,644
    $38,644
    105 w WV-01
    Support: $33,165
    $33,165
    106 Q KY-02
    Support: $32,000
    $32,000
    107 s VA-05
    Support: $29,732
    $29,732
    108 E CA-25
    Support: $13,108
    Oppose: $15,000
    $28,108
    109 K HI-01
    Support: $25,704
    $25,704
    110 G CT-04
    Oppose: $24,612
    $24,612
    111 o SD-00
    Support: $21,651
    $21,651
    112 i OH-07
    Support: $21,067
    $21,067
    113 J GA-06
    Support: $20,000
    $20,000
    114 v WI-03
    Support: $19,059
    $19,059
    115 I FL-06
    Support: $17,423
    $17,423
    116 a NC-09
    Support: $12,702
    $12,702
    117 g NV-02
    Support: $11,878
    $11,878
    118 N IL-18
    Support: $11,826
    $11,826
    119 U ME-02
    Support: $11,308
    $11,308

    Last updated: Nov. 04, 2012 | 06:59 AM

    As candidates vie for a seat in the Senate, outside groups are having a profound effect on the races, spending more than $309,351,652. The totality of their influence is hard to calculate: while "super PACs" must report their spending to the Federal Election Commission, tax-exempt advocacy groups only have to report the money they spend on certain kinds of ads. Here's a look at general election races in which at least $10,000 has been spent.


    Rank Race Spending
    SUPPORT
    OPPOSE
    Total
    Detail
    1 s VA
    Support: $3,891,340
    Oppose: $46,536,823
    $50,428,163
    2 v WI
    Support: $5,823,895
    Oppose: $33,908,647
    Other: $870
    $39,733,412
    3 i OH
    Support: $6,270,016
    Oppose: $28,134,627
    $34,404,643
    4 g NV
    Support: $2,033,946
    Oppose: $25,289,139
    $27,323,086
    5 O IN
    Support: $2,502,705
    Oppose: $22,423,502
    $24,926,207
    6 Z MT
    Support: $1,709,118
    Oppose: $22,258,759
    $23,967,877
    7 D AZ
    Support: $3,539,619
    Oppose: $16,504,566
    $20,044,185
    8 I FL
    Support: $6,509,768
    Oppose: $13,314,630
    $19,824,398
    9 b ND
    Support: $2,526,176
    Oppose: $12,952,292
    $15,478,469
    10 G CT
    Support: $2,257,173
    Oppose: $7,597,724
    $9,854,897
    11 X MO
    Support: $2,061,372
    Oppose: $7,738,240
    $9,799,612
    12 U ME
    Support: $1,710,256
    Oppose: $5,652,436
    $7,362,691
    13 S MA
    Support: $1,092,230
    Oppose: $4,724,485
    $5,816,714
    14 f NM
    Support: $1,320,308
    Oppose: $4,122,951
    $5,443,258
    15 c NE
    Support: $1,074,546
    Oppose: $3,520,457
    $4,595,003
    16 l PA
    Support: $1,470,838
    Oppose: $2,324,483
    $3,795,321
    17 K HI
    Support: $715,808
    Oppose: $1,132,762
    $1,848,569
    18 V MI
    Support: $457,628
    Oppose: $1,095,524
    $1,553,152
    19 e NJ
    Support: $1,390,600
    Other: $1,782
    $1,392,383
    20 h NY
    Support: $922,428
    $922,428
    21 w WV
    Support: $67,284
    Oppose: $186,124
    $253,409
    22 q TX
    Support: $207,196
    $207,196
    23 m RI
    Oppose: $183,165
    $183,165
    24 T MD
    Support: $166,426
    $166,426
    25 E CA
    Support: $12,645
    $12,645