He was the sole Democrat to pick up a governor’s mansion. Tom Corbett, a Republican, after Wolf and his allies outspent Corbett and his supporters by nearly $10 million on the airwaves - the same margin that kitchen cabinet magnate Wolf donated to his own campaign. In Pennsylvania, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf unseated unpopular incumbent Gov. Wendy Davis handily after he outspent her on the Lone Star State’s airwaves $24 million to $15 million. In a race that attracted a lot of national attention, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Republican, beat Democratic state Sen. Meanwhile incumbent New York Democrat Andrew Cuomo spent $14.75 for each vote in his successful bid to retain the governorship. The candidate donated at least $26 million to his campaign, the most of any self-funded candidate this election. Quinn and his supporters spent about $22.75 per vote. Other top spenders included Illinois Republican Bruce Rauner, who, along with his allies, spent almost $21 per vote on his way to unseating Democratic incumbent Gov.
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Crist and his allies spent nearly $12.25 on TV ads per vote in the losing effort. Scott and his allies spent roughly $21.50 on TV ads for every vote the governor received, according to the Associated Press’s voting totals.
The heavy spending also made the Florida contest the most expensive TV ad war in the country this election. Rick Scott and the groups backing him spent $61 million - the most spent supporting any single gubernatorial candidate this cycle - compared with the $34 million spent by Democratic candidate and former Gov. In some states, such as Florida, the successful candidates and their supporters outspent their rivals by huge margins. The spending this cycle represents a 10 percent decline from 2010, when an estimated $921 million was spent on TV ads in state-level races, including $689 million on governors’ races.Īt least 18 gubernatorial winners and supporting groups outspent their opponents by more than $1 million.
Only the Wyoming governorship did not have ads airing in markets captured by Kantar Media/CMAG. The country’s 36 governors’ races accounted for nearly 70 percent of the $832 million spent on television ads aimed at shaping the outcomes of state-level races this cycle, about $100 million more than was spent on the same number of U.S. The spending also helped Republicans pick up four governorships, while Democrats flipped only one, leaving Republicans holding the reins in at least 31 states nationwide. Of the nearly $550 million spent on ads targeting governors on the November ballot, nearly 60 percent supported the winning candidates, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of preliminary data from media tracking firm Kantar Media/CMAG. However, in six of those cases, the winners were incumbents, confident that they didn’t need the help of so many ads. Nearly all of the governors elected Tuesday dominated the airwaves in TV ads before voters went to the polls, bolstered by their campaign war chests and outside groups that advertised on their behalf.Ĭandidates outspent on TV ads won in only seven of the 34 races called as of Wednesday. Use these three interactive features to see who was calling the shots and where the money was spent. Senate, state-level offices and state ballot measures. Who’s trying to influence your vote? By Chris Zubak-Skees, Kytja Weir and Dave Levinthal September 24, 2014Įditor’s note: The Center for Public Integrity tracked political advertising in races for the U.S.
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