The cost of an election — and who’s paying

The cost of an election — and who’s paying

(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Take a guess — think of a number — how much money was spent in the 2024 U.S. campaign cycle? The country elected a president, 435 U.S. representatives, and 34 U.S. senators.If you guessed $5 billion, you would be wrong. It was closer to $15 billion. That’s more than some yearly state budgets.Joanna Zdanys is the Deputy Director of the Elections and Government Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice.She said the m…