2020 general election
California 51st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$883K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 51st District race: $883K raised by the campaigns, $616K of it from PACs, plus $14 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Juan C. Vargas (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$883K
Raised by campaigns
$883K
PAC checks
$616K
Outside money
$14
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Juan C. VargasDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $800K
- Spent
- $802K
- From individuals
- $143K
- From PACs
- $615K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $14
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 77% of Vargas's money came from PACs
Corporate $314K (53%)Trade group $100K (17%)Leadership PAC $3K (1%)Membership $56K (9%)Union $84K (14%)Super PAC $2K (0%)Other $35K (6%)
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated Corporate$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee Other$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
Juan M. HidalgoRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $84K
- Spent
- $81K
- From individuals
- $79K
- From PACs
- $1K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Hidalgo's money came from PACs
Corporate $1K (13%)Party $1K (13%)Other $6K (73%)
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- Associations Inc. PAC/Associa PAC Corporate$1K
- Imperial County Republican Party (Fed) Party$1K
- Combat Veterans for Congress PAC Other$500
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 California 51st District race?
- $883K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 51st District race: $883K raised by the campaigns, $616K of it from PACs, plus $14 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Juan C. Vargas (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 51st District race?
- Juan C. Vargas (Democrat) raised $800K and had $14 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 51st District race?
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 51st District race?
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Juan C. Vargas; American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Juan C. Vargas; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Financial & Investments Political Action Committee gave $10K to Juan C. Vargas.