SEATTLE — Another $5.5 million from independent groups has fueled a surge of election ads this week in the Washington U.S. Senate race.
The Seattle Times reported the total spent by independent groups in the Dino Rossi-Patty Murray race brings the campaign total to $19 million. The Center for Responsive Politics says independent spending in the Washington race is behind only Colorado and Pennsylvania among the 37 Senate races this fall.
The independent expenditures can be unlimited as long as they are not coordinated with the candidates. The totals are certain to exceed the money raised and spent by the two campaigns themselves.
Rossi has benefited from nearly $11 million in independent spending, for ads supporting him or attacking Murray. Murray has benefited from $8 million in outside spending.
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