Campaign 2010: Dollars per vote
Our searchable and sortable table allows you to compare and break down numerous key November House and Senate races and breaks down how much selected candidates spent on their general election and primary races and the outcome of those races.
GENERAL ELECTION
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PRIMARY
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| Candidate | Party | Race | Money spent | Votes | Dollars per vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda McMahon | R | CT-SEN | $46,600,161 | 488,885 | $95 | L |
| Meg Whitman | R | CA-GOV | $175,000,000 | 3,088,070 | $57 | L |
| Rick Scott | R | FL-GOV | $75,000,000 | 2,588,217 | $29 | W |
| Tom Ganley | R | OH-13 | $2,646,969 | 92,608 | $29 | L |
| Scott Rigell | R | VA-2 | $2,424,364 | 88,007 | $28 | W |
| Suzan DelBene | D | WA-8 | $2,284,033 | 88,267 | $26 | L |
| Matt Doheny | R | NY-23 | $1,690,000 | 72,612 | $23 | L |
| Randy Altschuler | R | NY-1 | $2,010,213 | 88,791 | $23 | L |
| John Raese | R | WV-SEN | $4,660,113 | 227,960 | $20 | L |
| Rich Iott | R | OH-9 | $1,673,100 | 81,876 | $20 | L |
| Scott Sipprelle | R | NJ-12 | $999,999 | 93,311 | $11 | L |
| Bill Flores | R | TX-17 | $1,061,224 | 106,275 | $10 | W |
| Harold Johnson | R | NC-8 | $615,000 | 72,626 | $8 | L |
| David McKinley | R | WV-1 | $720,000 | 89,915 | $8 | W |
| Diane Black | R | TN-6 | $950,417 | 128,340 | $7 | W |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI-SEN | $8,238,465 | 1,125,637 | $7 | W |
| Chuck Fleischmann | R | TN-3 | $665,000 | 91,891 | $7 | W |
| Jim Renacci | R | OH-16 | $752,400 | 112,902 | $7 | W |
| Rep. Bill Foster | D | IL-14 | $649,900 | 97,792 | $7 | L |
| Glen Urquhart | R | DE-AL | $675,000 | 125,408 | $5 | L |
| Nan Hayworth | R | NY-19 | $510,821 | 101,300 | $5 | W |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT-SEN | $2,269,607 | 609,310 | $4 | W |
| Roxanne Conlin | D | IA-SEN | $1,060,893 | 368,202 | $3 | L |
| Jim Huffman | R | OR-SEN | $1,350,100 | 533,766 | $3 | L |
| Carly Fiorina | R | CA-SEN | $5,511,080 | 3,155,681 | $2 | L |
| Eric Wargotz | R | MD-SEN | $850,000 | 619,204 | $1 | L |
| Rodney Glassman | D | AZ-SEN | $500,020 | 466,607 | $1 | L |
| Sen. Michael Bennet | D | CO-SEN | $803,570 | 799,072 | $1 | W |
| Joe DioGuardi | R | NY-SEN | $1,302,087 | 1,485,236 | $1 | L |
| Rand Paul | R | KY-SEN | $614,753 | 755,061 | $1 | W |
| Candidate | Party | Race | Money spent | Votes | Dollars per vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda McMahon | R | CT-SEN | $27,100,000 | 59,749 | $454 | W |
| Bill Binnie * | R | NH-SEN | $6,330,000 | 19,151 | $331 | L |
| Laurence Verga | R | VA-5 | $228,000 | 802 | $284 | L |
| George Flinn | R | TN-8 | $3,500,000 | 17,309 | $202 | L |
| Chris Cox | R | NY-1 | $1,100,000 | 5,635 | $195 | L |
| Randy Altschuler | R | NY-1 | $2,010,000 | 10,531 | $191 | W |
| John Chachas | R | NV-SEN | $1,320,000 | 6,925 | $191 | L |
| Rudy Moise | D | FL-17 | $1,370,000 | 7,769 | $176 | L |
| Mark Greenberg | R | CT-5 | $1,140,000 | 8,257 | $138 | L |
| Ned Lamont | D | CT-GOV | $8,600,000 | 77,521 | $111 | L |
| Wink Hartman | R | KS-4 | $1,920,000 | 18,125 | $106 | L |
| Steve Pagliuca | D | MA-SEN (special) | $7,600,000 | 80,248 | $95 | L |
| Tim D'Annunzio | R | NC-8 | $1,400,000 | 15,450 | $91 | L |
| Rick Scott | R | FL-GOV | $50,000,000 | 595,474 | $84 | W |
| Jeff Greene | D | FL-SEN | $23,700,000 | 283,370 | $84 | L |
| Steve Moak | R | AZ-3 | $793,000 | 11,334 | $70 | L |
| Scott Keadle | R | NC-10 | $250,000 | 3,576 | $70 | L |
| Joan Buchanan | D | CA-10 (special) | $860,000 | 12,896 | $67 | L |
| Meg Whitman | R | CA-GOV | $71,000,000 | 1,101,570 | $64 | W |
| Sarah Minear | R | WV-1 | $537,000 | 9,174 | $59 | L |
| Sean Mahoney * | R | NH-1 | $1,060,000 | 19,424 | $55 | L |
| Steve Poizner | R | CA-GOV | $25,000,000 | 461,835 | $54 | L |
| Doug Pike | D | PA-6 | $1,060,000 | 20,667 | $51 | L |
| Sue Lowden | R | NV-SEN | $1,920,000 | 45,861 | $42 | L |
| Jim Bender * | R | NH-SEN | $500,000 | 12,431 | $40 | L |
| Rich Iott | R | OH-9 | $708,000 | 20,514 | $35 | W |
| Rob Fisher | R | MD-1 | $495,000 | 21,489 | $23 | L |
| David Malpass * | R | NY-SEN | $2,500,000 | 153,609 | $16 | L |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI-SEN | $4,400,000 | 500,929 | $9 | W |
| Joe DioGuardi * | R | NY-SEN | $1,200,000 | 170,058 | $7 | W |
| Carly Fiorina | R | CA-SEN | $5,500,000 | 952,317 | $6 | W |
SOURCES: Federal Election Commission, candidate campaigns, Center for Responsive Politics, media reports
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