There are two things that political campaigns can never have enough of — time and money. Both are used to the maximum in modern, American political operations, and 2022 was no exception.
$16.7 billion. According to campaign finance watchdog Open Secrets, that was the total amount spent on federal and state campaigns in 2022. While an epic battle between Republicans and Democrats played out across the country for Senate seats and newly redrawn House districts, much of that money was concentrated in the five key states – Pennsylvania ($312 million), Georgia ($255 million), Arizona ($202 million), Nevada ($187 million) and Wisconsin ($186 million). In those states, Republicans went 1-for-5, so it was the Democrats that had the better ROI this cycle.