--- description: Trump didn't air a single ad. title: Sanders Spent $9 Per Vote in New York. Trump? 13 Cents. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5e65646bbba4d46/69888ffdcf40a855b6c42e85/bernie-sanders11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bernie Sanders Spent $9 Per Vote in New York. Donald Trump? About 13 Cents. by [Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity](/author/center-for-public-integrity/) ## Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2016 5:03 PM CUT  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at the Rec Hall at Penn State University on April 19, 2016 in University Park, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at the Rec Hall at Penn State University on April 19, 2016 in University Park, Pennsylvania.Jeff Swensen by [Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity](/author/center-for-public-integrity/) ## Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2016 5:03 PM CUT Democratic presidential candidate [Bernie Sanders](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/30/17261/12-things-know-about-bernie-sanders "undefined") faltered in New York despite [outspending](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19570/sanders-falters-new-york-despite-outspending-clinton-airwaves "undefined") front-runner [Hillary Clinton](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/12/17107/12-things-know-about-hillary-clinton "undefined") on the television and radio airwaves. Sanders won about 750,000 votes in New York — or 42 percent — while spending [more than $6.8 million](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19572/ad-spending-new-york-presidential-primary "undefined") on TV and radio ads, according to election, according to data provided to the [Center for Public Integrity](http://www.publicintegrity.org "undefined") by The Tracking Firm, a nonpartisan media tracking company. Sanders’ spending spree amounted to about $9.03 per vote. Clinton, meanwhile, bagged more than 1 million votes while spending [about $3.8 million](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19572/ad-spending-new-york-presidential-primary "undefined") on TV and radio ads — about $3.62 per vote. Clinton’s victory added to her delegate lead in the Democratic primary, in which she has now won about 25 percent more pledged delegates than Sanders, according to [the Associated Press](https://interactives.ap.org/2016/delegate-tracker/ "undefined"). Including superdelegates — free agents who may choose to back any candidate — Clinton is now [roughly 450 delegates](https://interactives.ap.org/2016/delegate-tracker/ "undefined") away from clinching the Democratic Party nomination. Sanders would need to secure [nearly 1,200 delegates](https://interactives.ap.org/2016/delegate-tracker/ "undefined") to win the party’s presidential nomination. Math be damned, Sanders continues pressing on. His campaign is already airing TV ads ahead of the May 3 primary in Indiana, according to data provided to the [Center for Public Integrity](http://www.publicintegrity.org "undefined") by [Kantar Media/CMAG](http://www.kantarmedia.com/us/our-solutions/advertising-monitoring-and-evaluation/political "undefined"), an advertising tracking firm. Both Sanders and Clinton are also already airing ads in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, which all conduct primary elections next Tuesday. Fueled by small-dollar donors — many of whom have made multiple contributions — Sanders has amassed a campaign war chest of [more than $180 million](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/10/16/18631/see-how-much-2016-presidential-candidates-have-raised-so-far "undefined"). This has allowed him to [outgun Clinton](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/20/19575/hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-battle-tv-airwaves "undefined") on the TV airwaves for months, although the results of his massive spending have been mixed. For her part, Clinton has raised [about $190 million](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/10/16/18631/see-how-much-2016-presidential-candidates-have-raised-so-far "undefined") for her campaign, and [super PACs supporting her candidacy](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/05/19521/how-citizens-united-helping-hillary-clinton-win-white-house "undefined") have raised tens of millions of dollars in additional funds. While Clinton and Sanders aired [thousands of ads](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19571/tv-ads-new-york-democratic-primary "undefined") in New York ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Republican Party front-runner [Donald Trump](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/06/16/17488/9-things-know-about-donald-trump "undefined") did not air [a single TV ad](https://twitter.com/mjbeckel/status/722562410545094656 "undefined"). The New York resident and real estate tycoon surged past rivals [Ted Cruz](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/03/23/16947/ted-cruzs-presidential-cash-hunt-commences "undefined") and [John Kasich](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/22/17209/9-things-know-about-john-kasich "undefined"), who largely [conceded the state](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19570/sanders-falters-new-york-despite-outspending-clinton-airwaves "undefined"). Trump won more than 515,000 votes — about 60 percent of the GOP vote. Trump, who has benefited from widespread media coverage, spent a mere [$67,000](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/04/19/19572/ad-spending-new-york-presidential-primary "undefined") on radio ads during the state’s primary election — the equivalent of about 13 cents per vote. _This story is from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative media organization in Washington, D.C. Read more of its investigations on the_ [_influence of money in politics_](https://www.publicintegrity.org/politics "undefined") _or follow it on_ [_Twitter_](https://twitter.com/publici "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4301341/new-york-primary-results-bernie-sanders-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4301341/new-york-primary-results-bernie-sanders-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Bernie Sanders Spent $9 Per Vote in New York. Donald Trump? 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