The Numbers You Need For Election Night
At 8 p.m. tonight, precincts reporting and ballots counted will be the only metric that matters. Until then, MCFN has a breakdown of spending in key races.

The Most Expensive Michigan House Election Ever ([link removed])
[link removed] maintained a cash advantage heading into election day, despite Democratic candidates out-raising their GOP counterparts, thanks to major contributions to caucus and leadership PACs. But Democrats have tapped into a new source of funding: small-dollar donations from outside Michigan. Democratic candidates for the state House received an astonishing 120,409 donations of $10 or less this cycle, mostly from outside Michigan. Republicans, by contrast, received 213. (Read more. ([link removed]) )

This Election Has Outspent 2018 In Broadcast Ads Alone ([link removed])
$150 million in the presidential race. $143 million for the U.S. Senate. $40 million on U.S. House races. $15 million in contests for the state House. Advertising on broadcast television, radio and cable in Michigan, by themselves, eclipsed the total spending of the 2018 election. (Read more. ([link removed]) )
The Highest Ad-Spending Michigan House Districts ([link removed]) The money spent on broadcast advertising for the state House this year — nearly $15 million — outpaced 2018 spending in legislative races, and only one of two chambers are in contention this year. It exceeds the $9 million spent for the House and Senate combined in 2018. (View the spending by party in each district. ([link removed]) )

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To follow money in Michigan politics even more closely, check out our new Twitter account, @MCFNbot ([link removed]) . It posts automatic updates on Michigan-specific campaign finance information in real time, including when new PACs are registered with the state, state and congressional candidates file finance reports and more features to come soon.

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