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Why Georgia was always about more than one Senate seat

An enormous amount of money was spent in the state by political parties and the Democrats, at least, will be pleased with the result.

Matthew Cranston
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondent

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Washington | Political power in America always comes with a cost.

In the US Senate race for the state of Georgia, more than $US381 million ($564 million) was spent on candidate campaigns. That’s enough to gift each of the 7.8 million eligible voters in the state a bottle of Penfolds Californian 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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