Numbers

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Ling Minhua, Lina Lofaro, Ellin Martens, Benjamin Nugent, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Josh Tyrangiel

$4 billion Estimated amount spent on federal and state campaigns this year, the most expensive in U.S. history, up nearly 50% from 1996

$4.7 billion Amount Americans spend each year on laundry detergent

$37.15 Amount Democrat Jon Corzine spent per vote in New Jersey, using some $60 million of his own money to win the most expensive Senate campaign

$7.20 Amount Republican Michael Huffington spent per vote in California in the previous record-setting Senate race, losing his $27.5 million bid in 1994

4,025 Total votes for Gore in Cedar County, Iowa

4,025 Total votes for Bush in Cedar County, Iowa

4 Number of times TNT aired Primary Colors the weekend before the election

4 Number of appearances Clinton made at Gore rallies that weekend

Sources: Washington Post; Center for Responsive Politics, America Votes; Los Angeles Times; TNT