A few interesting facts to show what the real value of a State Senate seat and a State House seat is worth in North Carolina. By looking at what incumbents spent on uncontested seats, we can extract the true value of a particular seat. These figures are taken from the 2006 election cycle and represent the top 3 expenditures in the State Senate and the top 5 expenditures in the State House. Keep in mind these candidates had no primary and no general election opposition. Uncontested Senate races (top 3 by expenditure): Hoyle: $230,801 Hagan: $221,411 Pittenger: $218,493 Avg. expenditure: $223,568.00

Uncontested House races (top 5 by expenditure): Brubaker: $201,369 Holliman: $85,869 Owens: $59172 Bordsen: $56,006 Crawford: $55,016 Avg. expenditure: $94,486 This tells us quite a bit about the value of the legislative seats and what it costs to play the game on Jones Street. Keep in mind these are UNCONTESTED races. Average cost for contested races the NC Senate seats for the 5 most expensive races is a staggering $903,400 and the the NC House top 5 most expensive races is a whopping $648,400.

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