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Recent data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics shows candidates for state House and Senate seats in Illinois alone raised more than $95 million this past election cycle.

Illinois ranks second in the nation for money raised to support state legislative races. […]

There are 12.1 million people in Illinois, and there were 61 contested races. The only state to top fundraising in Illinois was California, with $118.9 million raised. But the population of that state is three times larger than Illinois and it had a greater number of contested races in the 2016 general election.

You can look at the data by clicking here.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Dec 14, 16 @ 9:38 am

Comments

12.1 million people?

Guess the exodus of people of of Illinois is bigger than I thought

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Dec 14, 16 @ 9:56 am
That’s a lot of scratch.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Dec 14, 16 @ 12:19 pm
How much of that $95M was from Rauner? I forgot what the last tally was.

Comment by Anonish Wednesday, Dec 14, 16 @ 2:08 pm
–12.1 million people? Guess the exodus of people of of Illinois is bigger than I thought–

Pre-post-truth era fact, U.S. Census Bureau:

Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)
12,859,995

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Dec 14, 16 @ 6:09 pm