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Monday, 28 November 2016 11:27 |
The Center for Public Integrity reports more than $52 million was spent on nearly 97,000 commercials during the latest election cycle.
The think tank reports that North Carolina had the second highest spending in a governor race — $34.7 million on 66,725 commercials. Democratic challenger Roy Cooper spent nearly twice as much as Republican incumbent Pat McCrory on TV ads: $13.4 million to the governor’s $7.6 million.
North Carolina’s Gov. Pat McCrory trails Attorney General Roy Cooper by about 7,700 votes, which are still being counted; McCrory has asked for a recount.
McCrory’s biggest outside supporter in the TV ads war was the Republican Governors Association, which spent $3.6 million. Cooper benefited from $4.2 million in spending by a nonprofit called A Better NC.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2016 11:34 |