Republicans outspending Democrats, record 2022 midterms price tag shows
OpenSecrets shows outside spending in key battleground Senate races in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona
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The total cost of 2022 state and federal midterm elections is projected to exceed $16.7 billion, according to a recent new analysis by the Washington, D.C. non-profit OpenSecrets.
The analysis found Republicans have outspent Democrats when it comes to federal candidates and political committees this midterm election cycle.
Republican spending amounted to $4.6 billion, compared to Democrats’ $3.9 billion.
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In governor’s races, Republicans also out fundraised Democrats. OpenSecrets found Democrat raised an estimated $823 million, while Republicans’ funds raised amounted to about $1.1 billion.
Democratic Senate candidate, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, left, and Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, right. (AP Photo)
In the four battleground states, OpenSecrets also published a breakdown of the outside spending in the U.S. Senate races in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.
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In Pennsylvania, where Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz takes on Democratic candidate John Fetterman, the total outside spending came to $194,505,683. An estimated $30,456,638 was spent for Democrats, while $82,975,429 was spent against Democrats. That compared to $12,375,383 spent for Republicans and $68,698,233 spent against.
In the Georgia senate race, Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock is defending his seat against Republican challenger Herschel Walker, total outside spending amounted to $139,022,287.
GOP Senate candiate Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock faced off in their first and only debate in Savannah, Georgia. (Getty Images)
OpenSecrets found $11,600,472 was spent for Democrats, while $56,309,839 was spent against Democrats. That is compared to the $12,866,086 spent for Republicans and the $58,245,890 spent against Republicans.
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In Nevada, total outside spending came to $101,603,789. Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Republican Adam Laxalt.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, left, and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, right, are running in a dead heat in Nevada. (Associated Press)
An estimated $17,904,587 was spent for Democrats, while $50,360,272 was spent against. Regarding Republican spending, $5,623,477 was for, while $47,038,421 in funding was spent against GOP candidates.
Mark Kelly, left, in New York on February 22, 2018. Blake Masters, right, in Phoenix, Arizona on August 1, 2022. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Brandon Bell)
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Total spending from outside groups in Arizona amounted to $101,603,789. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is running against Republican challenger Blake Masters. Democratic outside groups spent $17,977,899 for Democratic candidates and another $38,063,231 against Republicans. Meanwhile, Republican outside groups spent $9,203,052 for Republicans and $38,063,231 against Democrats.