Eighth District one of nation's most costly on airwaves

New study says more than 2,000 ads were in the 8th at a cost of $1.75 million in the last three weeks of September

October 3, 2012 at 5:12PM

Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District attracted $1.75 million in ad spending in September, landing it in fifth place in the nation.

According to a study from the Wesleyan Media Project, the race between Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack and Democratic challenger Rick Nolan garnered 2,168 ads in the last three weeks of September.

See the chart below for more detail:

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