Let’s face it. You need money to win. How much? I suppose we’ll know with some specificity on November 5th. But in the meantime – here are my general guesses about what the winning candidates will have spent by office.
State Rep: You need $40,000 to run decent campaign.
State Senate: $60 – $80 k
2nd Tier Statewide (e.g. Lt. Governor/Insurance Commissioner): $300 – $400k
1st Tier Statewide: (Governor/US Congress) $1 million.