2020 general election
California 37th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.4M was spent on the 2020 California 37th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $846K of it from PACs, plus $14 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Karen Bass (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.4M
Raised by campaigns
$2.4M
PAC checks
$846K
Outside money
$14
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Karen BassDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $780K
- From PACs
- $836K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $14
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 37% of Bass's money came from PACs
Corporate $427K (51%)Trade group $81K (10%)Leadership PAC $8K (1%)Membership $65K (8%)Union $186K (22%)Super PAC $18K (2%)Other $60K (7%)
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$11K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Edison International Corporate$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
Errol WebberRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $176K
- Spent
- $176K
- From individuals
- $161K
- From PACs
- $10K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 6% of Webber's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (46%)Super PAC $800 (7%)Other $5K (46%)
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 California 37th District race?
- $2.4M was spent on the 2020 California 37th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $846K of it from PACs, plus $14 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Karen Bass (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 37th District race?
- Karen Bass (Democrat) raised $2.2M and had $14 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 37th District race?
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 37th District race?
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association gave $11K to Karen Bass; Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $10K to Karen Bass; Edison International PAC gave $10K to Karen Bass.