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Chart du jour: Political spending in Tennessee

Adam Tamburin,
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Kavya Beheraj

Bar chart showing current and future political ad spending in Tennessee from Jan. 1 to Nov. 5, as of Oct. 31. Democrats have spent about $4m on ads for presidential, congressional and down-ballot races in the state; $562k from outside groups and $4m from campaigns themselves. Republicans have spent a total of $16m, $6m from outside groups and $10m from campaigns. — Data: AdImpact; Note: "Campaigns" include spending by candidates or in coordination with party committees; "Outside groups" includes spending by non-candidate groups and party committees; Chart: Axios Visuals

Republicans have handily outspent Democrats on political advertising in Tennessee this cycle.

By the numbers: Republican campaigns and groups have dropped nearly $16.4 million compared to $4.2 million for Democrats.

Zoom out: Both totals pale in comparison to spending in swing states. In North Carolina, for instance, Democrats spent $273.3 million while Republicans spent $187.9 million.

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Chart du jour: Political spending in Tennessee

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