It’s still relatively cheap to run for Idaho’s part-time Legislature, according to a new study of the 2008 election by the Montana-based National Institute on Money in State Politics. The average Senate race in Idaho cost $43,877, sixth least expensive in the country. The average Idaho House race cost $33,952, seventh cheapest. The five states where Senate candidates raised less money were Wyoming ($14,002), North Dakota ($19,043), Montana ($26,751), Vermont ($31,061) and Rhode Island ($40,533). The six states with cheaper House races were New Hampshire ($4,472), Vermont ($7,213), Maine ($10,814), Wyoming ($11,998), Montana ($16,100), North Dakota ($17,197) and Rhode Island ($31,428)/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Do you think Idaho legislative candidates spend -- too much, too little, just enough -- according to the statistics above?