State Campaign Spending, Budget Review, & more
State Campaign Spending
The final Minnesota Campaign Finance Board reporting period prior to the election just ended, so we can now get a birds-eye view of state campaign spending for this election cycle. In total, $15.9 million was spent by outside groups on Minnesota Legislative races and $7.7 million was spent by candidate campaigns. Considering the two major parties only, two-thirds of total spending was conducted by DFL candidates and outside groups supporting DFL candidates, with the remaining one-third spent by GOP candidates and groups supporting them.