How Much Did it Cost Quinn and Rauner for Your Vote?

The Illinois governor’s race was the epitome of big money politics, dwarfing all previous campaign spending records for the state’s highest office.

More than $100 million was spent throughout the course of the campaign, all in an effort to get your vote. But how much did it actually cost Gov. Pat Quinn and Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner for each ballot cast?

We crunched the numbers to give you an idea, though it won’t be 100 percent accurate until final campaign expenditure reports are filed on Jan. 15. Check out how much it cost the candidates to get your vote, and how it compares to past gubernatorial elections.

And there’s a lot of work to be done in order to begin balancing the state budget, so here’s 10 critical questions for Gov.-elect Rauner and the General Assembly to address.

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