A staggering amount of money has been spent on top Senate races in 2022

The five most expensive Senate races of 2022 have seen nearly $1.3 billion in spending across the primary and general elections, according to OpenSecrets, a staggering sum that speaks to the massive amounts of money flooding the political system.

Leading the way is the Pennsylvania Senate race, where Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz are squaring off in the general election. All told, nearly $375 million has been spent on the race this cycle, OpenSecrets found.

Here’s how the other races in the top five stack up in terms of total spending:

1. Pennsylvania: $373,605,258

2. Georgia: $271,351,786

3. Arizona: $234,577,515

4, Wisconsin: $205,791,615

5. Ohio: $202,117,075

The explosion in spending on Senate races over the last few elections is absolutely staggering.