As of Monday afternoon, the combined spending of both Senator Kay Hagen (D) and challenger Thom Tillis (R) for the North Carolina senate seat is at a whopping $108,051,842.
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This race has proven to be the most expensive senate seat in election history. A close second is from this year's senate election in Colorado. The Senator Mark Udall (D) and challenger Cory Gardner (R) election is priced at nearly $94 million.
Townhall spoke with Bill Allison, Editorial Director of the Sunlight Foundation, to find out if voters should be concerned about the growing influence of money in politics.
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