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October 26, 2010

Three GOP Candidates Spend Total of $242 Million of Own Money
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This election cycle has also seen a handful of millionaire candidates
spend record amounts of their own money on campaigns. In California,
former e Bay CEO Meg Whitman, the Republican gubernatorial candidate,
has spent $141 million of her own fortune on the race. In Florida,
former healthcare executive Rick Scott has spent just over $60 million
in personal and family money in his gubernatorial bid. And in
Connecticut, Republican Linda Mc Mahon has spent $41 million of her own
money in her bid to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd.
Politico reports Mc Mahon has spent about $37 per voter, compared with
$16 for Whitman and $12 for Scott.



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