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Note: Some totals may have been affected by post-election reports. Check the campaign's most recent C-4 to ensure accuracy.
MOST MONEY SPENT TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE (top 5)
| MEASURE |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| I-1183 - privatizing liquor sales |
2011 |
$20,242,406 |
| I-1107 - ending sales tax on candy & soda |
2010 |
$16,797,752 |
| I-1631 - carbon emissions fee measure |
2018 |
$16,398,366 |
| Ref 74 - same sex marriage |
2012 |
$14,825,402 |
| I-1240 - charter schools |
2012 |
$11,401,371 |
MOST MONEY SPENT TO OPPOSE AN INITIATIVE (top 5)
| MEASURE |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| I-1631 - carbon emissions fee measure |
2018 |
$31,147,414 |
| I-522 - labelling genetically modified food |
2013 |
$24,354,637* |
| I-1183 - privatizing liquor sales |
2011 |
$12,351,656 |
| Ref 67 - insurance reform |
2007 |
$11,526,117 |
| I-1100 - privatizing liquor sales |
2010 |
$9,170,340 |
*The total posted here is less than the sum of expenditures by the two opposition committees because those expenditures included a $11 million transfer from the Grocery Manufacturers Association committee to the No on 522 committee.
LEAST MONEY SPENT TO PASS AN INITIATIVE
| MEASURE |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| I-316 - mandatory death penalty |
1975 |
$14,006 |
| I-345 - eliminating sales tax on food |
1977 |
$20,865 |
| I-601 - limiting tax increases |
1993 |
$46,433 |
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STATEWIDE OFFICES
TOP 5 HIGHEST SPENDERS
| NAME |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| McKenna |
2012 |
$13,895,225 |
| Gregoire |
2008 |
$13,728,870 |
| Inslee |
2012 |
$12,372,112 |
| Rossi |
2008 |
$11,592,135 |
| Inslee |
2016 |
$9,955,934 |
TOP 5 COSTLIEST RACES (excludes independent expenditures)
| ELECTION YEAR |
TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT |
| 2012 |
$26,748,137 |
| 2008 |
$25,333,975 |
| 2004 |
$14,584,1986 |
| 2016 |
$13,895,450 |
| 1996 |
$8,883,283 |
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MOST MONEY RAISED & SPENT BY A SINGLE CANDIDATE (top 5)
| NAME |
YEAR |
OFFICE SOUGHT |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| McKenna |
2008 |
Attorney General |
$1,882,960 |
| Ferguson |
2012 |
Attorney General |
$1,683,474 |
| Dunn |
2012 |
Attorney General |
$1,622,086 |
| McKenna |
2004 |
Attorney General |
$1,254,320 |
| Goldmark |
2008 |
Commissioner of Public Lands |
$1,084,477
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MOST MONEY SPENT BY ALL CANDIDATES FOR A SINGLE POSITION
| ELECTION YEAR |
OFFICE SOUGHT |
TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT |
| 2012 |
Attorney General |
$4,191,068 |
| 2004 |
Attorney General |
$3,378,641 |
| 2008 |
Attorney General |
$2,473,177 |
| 2008 |
Commissioner of Public Lands |
$1,765,169 |
| 1992 |
Attorney General |
$1,488,960 |
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TOP 5 HIGHEST SPENDERS
| NAME |
LEG DIST |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| Englund |
45 |
2017 |
$1,624,782 |
| Dhingra |
45 |
2017 |
$1,526,733 |
| Connelly |
27 |
2012 |
$1,031,022 |
| Hill |
45 |
2014 |
$991,363 |
| Litzow |
41 |
2016 |
$789,955 |
TOP 5 COSTLIEST RACES (excludes independent expenditures)
| NAMES |
LEG DIST |
YEAR |
TOTAL SPENT |
| Englund, Dhingra |
45 |
2017 |
$3,151,515 |
| Hill, Isenhower |
45 |
2014 |
$1,493,175 |
| Angel, Schlicher |
26 |
2013 |
$1,354,178 |
| Darneille, Connelly |
27 |
2012 |
$1,297,462 |
| Wellman, Litzow |
41 |
2016 |
$1,274,485 |
MOST MONEY SPENT TO DEFEAT AN INCUMBENT (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
OPPONENTS |
DIST |
| 2006 |
$560,081 |
Marr over Benson |
6 |
| 2018 |
$498,517 |
Wilson over Miloscia |
30 |
| 2016 |
$484,530 |
Wellman over Litzow |
41 |
| 2010 |
$438,352 |
Baumgartner over Marr |
6 |
| 2012 |
$411,170 |
Bailey over Haugen |
10 |
MOST MONEY SPENT TO WIN AN OPEN SEAT (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
NAME |
DIST |
| 2017 |
$1,526,733 |
Dhingra |
45 |
| 2016 |
$558,723 |
Wilson |
17 |
| 2006 |
$425,249 |
Kilmer |
26 |
| 2014 |
$407,105 |
Miloscia |
30 |
| 2012 |
$361,920 |
Mullett |
5 |
LEAST SPENT TO WIN A CONTESTED RACE (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
NAME |
DIST |
| 2010 |
$26,649 |
Kline |
37 |
| 2006 |
$39,755 |
Morton |
7 |
| 2016 |
$54,005 |
Darneille |
27 |
| 2014 |
$55,057 |
Chase |
32 |
| 2008 |
$63,259 |
Regala |
27 |
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TOP 5 HIGHEST SPENDERS
| NAME |
LEG DIST |
YEAR |
AMOUNT SPENT |
| Hickel |
30 |
2015 |
$411,524 |
| Gregory |
30 |
2015 |
$395,077 |
| Kilduff |
2 |
2016 |
$372,405 |
| Habib |
48 |
2012 |
$340,771 |
| Sizemore |
47 |
2012 |
$333,861 |
TOP 5 COSTLIEST RACES
| NAMES |
LEG DIST |
YEAR |
TOTAL SPENT |
| Hickel, Gregory |
30 |
2015 |
$805,601 |
| Burner, Graves, Larson |
5 |
2016 |
$643,677 |
| Agyekum, Huxford, Lovick |
44 |
2016 |
$629,520 |
| Dodson, Kelley, Knighton, Pederson, Pure, Street, Sherman |
43 |
2006 |
$627,794 |
| Bloss, Burbank, Carlyle |
36 |
2008 |
$591,110 |
MOST MONEY SPENT TO DEFEAT AN INCUMBENT (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
OPPONENTS |
DIST |
| 2016 |
$329,833 |
Hickel over Reeves |
30 |
| 2014 |
$297,979 |
Wilson over Stonier |
17 |
| 2006 |
$232,868 |
Hurst over Shabro |
31 |
| 2008 |
$213,924 |
Probst over Dunn |
17 |
| 2010 |
$199,277 |
Wilcox over Campbell |
2 |
MOST MONEY SPENT TO WIN AN OPEN SEAT (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
NAME |
DIST |
| 2012 |
$340,771 |
Habib |
48 |
| 2016 |
$324,630 |
Fortunato |
31 |
| 2008 |
$316,237 |
Carlyle |
36 |
| 2014 |
$269,511 |
Kilduff |
28 |
| 2006 |
$244,435 |
Kelley |
28 |
LEAST SPENT TO WIN A CONTESTED RACE (by year)
| YEAR |
AMOUNT |
NAME |
DIST |
| 2016 |
$25,978 |
Klippert |
8 |
| 2012 |
$24,355 |
Hudgins |
11 |
| 2010 |
$23,089 |
Darneille |
27 |
| 2018 |
$22,928 |
Eslick |
39 |
| 2006 |
$20,464 |
Dunn |
17 |
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