2020 general election
California 43rd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$13M was spent on the 2020 California 43rd District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $927K of it from PACs, plus $85K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Maxine Waters (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$13M
Raised by campaigns
$13M
PAC checks
$927K
Outside money
$85K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Joe E. CollinsRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $11M
- Spent
- $10.0M
- From individuals
- $10M
- From PACs
- $13K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $6K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Collins's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (7%)Super PAC $55K (83%)Other $7K (10%)
- Winred Super PAC$55K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- The Guardian Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$1K
- Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$519
- Castlepac LLC Other$500
Biggest outside spenders
- New Journey PAC, Inc. · $6K supporting
Maxine WatersDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.1M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $621K
- From PACs
- $914K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $31K
- Outside money against
- $48K
Who paid: 43% of Waters's money came from PACs
Corporate $385K (43%)Trade group $224K (25%)Leadership PAC $39K (4%)Membership $65K (7%)Union $101K (11%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $86K (9%)
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Other$10K
- National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (Nafcu) Trade group$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Corporate$10K
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Trade group$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party) · $48K attacking
- Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee · $31K supporting
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- $13M was spent on the 2020 California 43rd District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $927K of it from PACs, plus $85K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Maxine Waters (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Joe E. Collins (Republican) raised $11M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party) ($48K), Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee ($31K), New Journey PAC, Inc. ($6K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Winred gave $55K to Joe E. Collins; Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) gave $10K to Maxine Waters; Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I gave $10K to Maxine Waters.