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Campaign ad spending tops $111 million in 2015

As the year comes to a close, ad spending so far in the 2016 election has topped $111 million.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush participates in a town hall at Turbocam International in Barrington, N.H., on Aug. 7, 2015. (Photo by Gretchen Ertl/Reuters)
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush participates in a town hall at Turbocam International in Barrington, N.H., on Aug. 7, 2015.

As the year comes to a close, ad spending so far in the 2016 election has topped $111 million, and a third of that amount has come from Jeb Bush and his allies, according to ad-tracking data from SMG Delta.

But in this current election cycle, Bush's Super PAC, Right to Rise, is the No. 1 spender, having aired $37 million in TV ads, while the campaign has chipped in an additional $1 million.

Put it another way: Bush and his allies have spent more in ad money so far in the 2016 presidential race ($38 million) than all of the ad money at this point in the 2012 cycle ($35 million).

Team Bush's $38 million is followed by Marco Rubio and his allies ($17.8 million), Team Hillary Clinton ($12.2 million) and Team John Kasich ($9.1 million).

The smallest advertiser? Donald Trump -- at $217,000.

Top ad spenders in the 2016 race -- so far

  • Team Bush: $38.1 million ($37M from Right to Rise Super PAC, $1.1 million from campaign)
  • Team Rubio: $17.8 million ($8.8M from 501c4, $6M from campaign, $3M from Super PAC)
  • Team Clinton: $12.2 million ($12M from campaign, $200K from Super PAC)
  • Team Kasich: $9.1 million (all from two outside groups)
  • Team Christie: $8.1 million ($7.7M from Super PAC, $400K from campaign)
  • Team Sanders: $7.6 million (all from campaign)
  • Team Carson: $3.2 million ($3M from campaign, $184K from Super PAC
  • Team Cruz: $1.3 million ($965K from campaign, rest from outside groups)
  • Team Paul: $1.0 million ($875K from Super PAC, $125K from campaign)
  • Team Fiorina: $1.0 million (all from Super PAC)
  • Team O'Malley: $219,000 (all from Super PAC)
  • Team Trump: $217,000 (all from campaign)

SOURCE: NBC/SMG Delta

This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com.