Abstract
This paper is the second in a three-part series on independent expenditures (IEs) in state elections since the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission . We have noted previously that independent expenditures (IEs) in federal elections skyrocketed after Citizens United . In 2008, IEs in U.S. House and Senate elections (other than by formal party committees) amounted to $44 million. In 2016, the total was $647 million – more than fourteen times the level of 2008 (Malbin and Glavin, 2018). In state elections, according to the National Institute on Money in State Poltics (NIMSP), IEs increased by 58% between 2008 and 2012 and 139% between 2006 and 2014 (Burgam, 2016). The growth rate for state-level IEs thus was significant, but not nearly as large as for Congress.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2018 Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association |
State | Published - 2018 |
EGS Disciplines
- American Politics