Some state races will now need to be held again.
Simply by spending that much money on a state race, labour made its point - though far less effectively than they had wanted.
In state races, gambling industry dollars are also having a huge impact.
It is planning to become more heavily involved in state races.
He opted out of the state race in April 2007.
Without checking county records, he said, it is impossible to know for certain how much was spent on each state race.
No longer are schools a political backwater for state races.
If you do, your vote will be counted only in state races.
Over the following years, the party began to field candidates in other state races.
Spending at least $16 million so far, he has conducted what may go down as the most extensive television campaign ever in any state race.