Record Breaking Spending on Wisconsin Governor's Race

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 -- 9:01 AM

(Robin Colber, WIBA/WRN) A new report backs up previous studies on spending in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race.

An analysis released by The Wisconsin Democracy Campain calculated more than 164 million-dollars in spending between the candidates and outside political groups. It blew away the previous Wisconsin record, which was $93 million in 2018.

Among both the campaigns and outside organizations in 2022, Democrats outspent Republicans. Governor Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez combined to spend nearly $42 million. Michels and his Republican running mate Roger Roth spent about $28.5 million.

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