Illinois ranks fourth in the nation for total TV ad spending this election. The state trails only Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida. The findings come from the Center for Public Integrity. The largest spending comes for the governor's race between Republican Bruce Rauner and incumbent Pat Quinn.
The analysis found candidates for Illinois offices spent $26.4 million to air 34,600 ads between early last year and this month.
Total spending includes the cost of TV airtime, not expenses associated to make the ads. It doesn't include spending for local cable TV advertising.
