The Million-Dollar House Races

Heading into the final 10 days of the campaign, combined spending by candidates in 16 House races totaled more than $1 million. That 's the same number as two years ago, but House races where the combined spending topped $2 million increased from three to eight.

Source: Campaign finance reports covering the 22 months leading to election day.

Methodology: The money spent in past election cycles has been adjusted upward to account for inflation.