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The most expensive US presidential campaigns of the 21st century

Becoming president is no cheap business
John McCain (2008): $130.5 million (£99.6m)
John McCain (2008): $130.5 million (£99.6m)
Bernie Sanders (2020): $203.8 million (£154m)
Bernie Sanders (2020): $203.8 million (£154m)
John Kerry (2004): $309.7 million (£236m)
John Kerry (2004): $309.7 million (£236m)
Donald Trump (2016): $322 million (£246m)
Donald Trump (2016): $322 million (£246m)
George W. Bush (2004): $345.3 million (£263m)
George W. Bush (2004): $345.3 million (£263m)
Mitt Romney (2012): $460 million (£351m)
Mitt Romney (2012): $460 million (£351m)
Hillary Clinton (2016): $565 million (£431m)
Hillary Clinton (2016): $565 million (£431m)
Donald Trump (2020): $575 million so far (£444m)
Donald Trump (2020): $575 million so far (£444m)
Barack Obama (2008): $746 million (£569m)
Barack Obama (2008): $746 million (£569m)
Barack Obama (2012): $775 million (£591m)
Barack Obama (2012): $775 million (£591m)
Joe Biden (2020): $776 million so far (£599m)
Joe Biden (2020): $776 million so far (£599m)
Michael Bloomberg (2020): $900 million (£688m)
Michael Bloomberg (2020): $900 million (£688m)
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Becoming president is no cheap business

Over the years, US presidential nominees have spent serious cash on their campaigns to cover everything from advertising costs to the clean-up after rallies. Click or scroll through as we take a look at the candidates who have spent the most in their bid to become the next president of the United States, and reveal the candidate who spent a fortune on their campaign but didn’t even make it to the election itself.

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

02 November 2020

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