Super Tuesday: How much each vote cost

Super Tuesday: How much each vote cost, Super Tuesday is wrapped, and the votes are tallied. Here's a attending at what anniversary vote amount anniversary candidate.

Cost estimates appear from CMAG/Kantar Media and represent spending on TV commercial in Super Tuesday states from January 1, 2015 to March 2, 2016.

Republicans

You can't buy abundant for 15 cents these canicule -- unless you're Ben Carson.

As the chase for the Republican choice went civic on Super Tuesday, the above neurosurgeon angry out to be the best arrangement hunter in the race. He spent a simple $75,000 on TV commercial in the states captivation caucuses and primaries on Tuesday, but still managed to accumulate 489,588 votes, for an boilerplate amount of 15 cents per vote.

Of course, Carson is almost addition in the absolute choice battle.

The night's big champ was Donald Trump, and he continues to rake in victories on the bargain -- additional by jaw-dropping amounts of chargeless media. He spent about $2.1 actor beyond the Super Tuesday states and racked up 2,923,184 votes, for a budget-conscious 72 cents per vote.

The two men angry to be the another to Trump caked a lot added banknote into the race, with beneath to appearance for it. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and his PAC allies spent $9.9 actor to win 1,867,264 votes, for a acceptable $5.30 per vote. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and supporters shelled out $9.8 actor and got 2,483,553 votes. That works out to $3.95 per vote.

And finally, Ohio Gov. John Kasich continues to be acquisitive for a mural about-face that will advice accomplish him the nominee. If he does administer it, he'll accept done it on the cheap. He and his allies spent $320,000 on Super Tuesday commercial and took 538,996 votes, for an boilerplate amount of 59 cents per vote.

Democrats

On the Democratic side, above Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the winner, not alone in the amount of states and votes she won, but in amount per vote. She and her allies spent about $7.83 actor beyond the Super Tuesday states, and she captured 3,534,665 votes. That's $2.16 per vote.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders spent hardly beneath -- $6.1 actor -- and took 2,264,165 votes, for a amount of $2.69 per vote.
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