The graph presents information on the state political advertising expenditure in the United States in 2018, broken down by contest category. The source projected that politicians would spend nearly 566 million U.S. dollars on campaigning for State House seats.
State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Borrell Associates. (January 9, 2018). State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/
Borrell Associates. "State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/
Borrell Associates. (2018). State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/
Borrell Associates. "State Political Advertising Spending in The United States in 2018, by Contest Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/
Borrell Associates, State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
State political advertising spending in the United States in 2018, by contest category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Borrell Associates, January 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/514172/local-political-ad-spend-media-contest-usa/