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Cost of Pennsylvania governor’s race sets new record amid ‘campaign finance arms race’

The $100 million total price tag, more than half of which was spent by Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro, underscores the state’s notoriously weak campaign finance laws.

Democrat Josh Shapiro's campaign set a new record for the highest amount ever spent by a single Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate.
Democrat Josh Shapiro's campaign set a new record for the highest amount ever spent by a single Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer