Outside Spending
2014 Outside Spending, by Super PAC
Not all races are created equal when it comes to money fueling political messages that flood airwaves and attempt to influence voters' actions. Furthermore, some waves of spending come during the primary phase, and others don't hit until the general election. Wealthy individuals, corporations, unions and other entities can use any of a range of vehicles -- including super PACs and tax-exempt nonprofits -- to invest in independent expenditures, electioneering communications and communication costs to try to sway the outcome of an election. While such groups aren't supposed to coordinate with the candidates they're supporting, they can coordinate with each other, and often do so in choosing which races to target with their funds.
| Race | Total | For Dems | Against Dems | For Repubs | Against Repubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Senate | $84,517,806 | $6,527,352 | $20,947,834 | $13,800,023 | $35,573,589 |
| Colorado Senate | $69,409,845 | $5,754,164 | $24,082,499 | $9,421,561 | $30,121,621 |
| Iowa Senate | $61,921,979 | $3,378,623 | $19,966,443 | $12,315,368 | $24,684,721 |
| Alaska Senate | $40,715,139 | $6,907,233 | $13,790,930 | $3,656,169 | $16,360,807 |
| Arkansas Senate | $39,902,921 | $644,772 | $15,217,690 | $8,789,630 | $15,250,829 |
| Kentucky Senate | $33,458,644 | $501,044 | $16,809,299 | $5,842,050 | $10,306,251 |
| New Hampshire Senate | $31,136,734 | $1,297,792 | $9,914,047 | $5,314,521 | $13,504,837 |
| Michigan Senate | $28,168,175 | $4,736,763 | $7,835,636 | $1,095,166 | $14,495,609 |
| Georgia Senate | $27,280,471 | $663,926 | $12,885,604 | $5,848,835 | $7,882,106 |
| Louisiana Senate | $18,731,051 | $310,902 | $6,726,596 | $1,466,285 | $10,227,268 |
| Kansas Senate | $17,200,110 | $0 | $0 | $3,031,031 | $5,823,963 |
| Mississippi Senate | $11,915,501 | $0 | $0 | $5,960,039 | $5,955,462 |
| Massachusetts Senate | $8,597,809 | $3,214,093 | $724,389 | $1,959,682 | $2,699,645 |
| South Dakota Senate | $5,373,820 | $1,207,468 | $860,546 | $804,596 | $1,626,977 |
| Nebraska Senate | $3,341,158 | $10 | $18,597 | $1,851,467 | $1,471,084 |
| Minnesota Senate | $2,933,969 | $830,252 | $455,279 | $11,281 | $1,637,157 |
| Oregon Senate | $2,753,712 | $170,355 | $1,327,800 | $815,097 | $440,460 |
| Virginia Senate | $2,621,907 | $92,883 | $318,707 | $383,069 | $1,827,248 |
| New Jersey Senate | $1,978,916 | $1,359,972 | $533,273 | $85,671 | $0 |
| Oklahoma Senate | $1,975,609 | $0 | $0 | $1,491,805 | $483,804 |
| Texas Senate | $1,506,273 | $43,823 | $0 | $317,372 | $1,145,078 |
| Illinois Senate | $1,429,714 | $22,690 | $716,774 | $0 | $690,250 |
| Tennessee Senate | $1,325,396 | $0 | $0 | $1,030,963 | $294,433 |
| Hawaii Senate | $1,141,691 | $1,141,691 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Maine Senate | $1,109,525 | $162,577 | $0 | $909,744 | $37,204 |
| West Virginia Senate | $1,045,551 | $34,000 | $439,584 | $358,664 | $213,303 |
| Montana Senate | $1,045,221 | $185,746 | $193,322 | $362,363 | $303,790 |
| South Carolina Senate | $596,061 | $40 | $0 | $588,296 | $7,725 |
| Montana Senate | $327,127 | $2,403 | $0 | $0 | $324,724 |
| Ohio Senate | $246,774 | $246,774 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Senate | $204,709 | $192,744 | $0 | $0 | $11,965 |
| New Mexico Senate | $185,257 | $613 | $176,217 | $8,427 | $0 |
| Georgia Senate | $179,987 | $0 | $0 | $179,987 | $0 |
| Wyoming Senate | $158,590 | $0 | $0 | $3,590 | $155,000 |
| Nevada Senate | $113,199 | $113,199 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Massachusetts Senate | $92,941 | $92,941 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Delaware Senate | $67,004 | $0 | $0 | $67,004 | $0 |
| Wisconsin Senate | $63,878 | $63,611 | $0 | $267 | $0 |
| Texas Senate | $33,590 | $0 | $0 | $33,590 | $0 |
| South Carolina Senate | $21,967 | $0 | $0 | $21,967 | $0 |
| Missouri Senate | $18,557 | $4,859 | $0 | $2,648 | $11,050 |
| North Dakota Senate | $15,183 | $15,183 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alabama Senate | $14,098 | $0 | $0 | $14,098 | $0 |
| Kentucky Senate | $8,388 | $0 | $0 | $8,388 | $0 |
| Florida Senate | $6,241 | $6,270 | $0 | ($29) | $0 |
| Rhode Island Senate | $4,125 | $10 | $4,115 | $0 | $0 |
| Pennsylvania Senate | $2,898 | $2,898 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hawaii Senate | $2,815 | $2,815 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nevada Senate | $2,581 | $2,581 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michigan Senate | $2,017 | $2,017 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Connecticut Senate | $1,811 | $1,811 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Arizona Senate | $1,484 | $1,484 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Based on data released daily by the FEC. Last update on Thursday, November 13, 2014
Only races with at least $1000 in outside spending are included.
You cannot add up all the race totals on this page to obtain an overall cycle total spent because double counting would occur. This is because CRP uses the full amount for each candidate for filings that do not break down per candidate expenses.
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