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Only two of the 10 top self-financing candidates in the 2010 cycle came out victorious. The list of federal races does not include the most spectacular example of all: GOP candidate Meg Whitman, who spent $175 million of her own money in a loss to Democrat Jerry Brown in the California governor's race.

Only two of the 10 top self-financing candidates in the 2010 cycle came out victorious.

SOURCES: Center for Responsive Politics, Federal Election Commission | The Washington Post - Nov. 4, 2010

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