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Clinton Maintains Ad-Spending Advantage Over Trump

Hillary Clinton is winning the air war -- by a lot.
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane in Charlotte
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Donald Trump and his allies are spending more and more over airwaves, but that amount is not enough to overcome Hillary Clinton's 4-to-1 ad-spending advantage, according to data from Advertising Analytics.

Through this week, the Clinton campaign has spent $113 million on ads, versus $27 million for the Trump campaign.

When outside groups are factored in, Team Clinton's ad spending stands at $189 million, compared with Team Trump's $50 million.

That nearly 4-to-1 Team Clinton advantage over the airwaves is down from their 5-to-1 edge last month.

In the battleground states, Team Clinton is outspending Team Trump through this week, $160 million to $44 million.

Total spending through this week

  • Clinton campaign: $113.3 million
  • Pro-Clinton outside groups: $75.8 million
  • Team Clinton total: $189.1 million
  • Trump campaign: $27.3 million
  • Pro-Trump outside groups: $22.5 million
  • Team Trump total: $49.8 million