Data Points: Latest Election Data

The most recent figures on voters, campaign spending, and ads

Posted November 4, 2008

$8: Estimated amount that Barack Obama and John McCain will have spent per presidential vote
$1.3 billion: Total spending by presidential candidates
27 million: Number of absentee and early votes cast in 30 states as of Saturday night
$21.4 million: Amount spent by the Obama campaign on advertising between October 21 and October 28
$7.5 million: Amount spent by the McCain campaign on advertising between October 21 and October 28