The Price Tag Of A Seat In Congress: $12.31 Per Vote
05/24/2010
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Just how much did it cost to win a seven-month seat in Congress?
About $831,970, apparently.
When Republican Charles Djou took the 1st Congressional District seat with 39.4 percent of the vote Saturday, it was also a financial victory of sorts.
The Honolulu City Councilman, who emphasized controlling federal spending as a theme of his campaign, spent the least per vote received. Djou's campaign spending divided by the number of votes he received equals a cost of $12.31 for each of his 67,610 votes. By contrast, state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, who placed second, spent the most money through May 2 – some $899,204 or $17.03 for each of her 52,802 votes. Former Congressman Ed Case, placing third, spent $671,479 – or about $14.17 for each of his 47,391 votes.
