2020 general election
California 53rd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$3.0M was spent on the 2020 California 53rd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $325K of it from PACs, plus $1.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Sara Jacobs (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$3.0M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$325K
Outside money
$1.2M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Georgette GómezDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $1.4M
- From PACs
- $325K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $96K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 19% of Gómez's money came from PACs
Corporate $10K (3%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $40K (13%)Union $131K (44%)Super PAC $45K (15%)Party $15K (5%)Other $57K (19%)
- Service Employees International Union Union$10K
- Unite Here Union$10K
- Chc Bold PAC Other$10K
- Anesthesia Service Medical Group Advocacy Fund Corporate$10K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Other$10K
- Cicilline, David Leadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- Equality PAC Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Dmfi PAC · $41K supporting
- Latino Victory Fund · $30K supporting
- Equality PAC · $25K supporting
Sara JacobsDemocrat
✓ WonThe FEC's 2020 summary file has no campaign finance record for this candidate.
Biggest outside spenders
- Forward California · $639K supporting
- Dmfi PAC · $425K attacking
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $61K supporting
- L PAC · $25K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 California 53rd District race?
- $3.0M was spent on the 2020 California 53rd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $325K of it from PACs, plus $1.2M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Sara Jacobs (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 53rd District race?
- Georgette Gómez (Democrat) raised $1.7M and had $96K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 53rd District race?
- Forward California ($639K), Dmfi PAC ($466K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($61K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 53rd District race?
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) gave $10K to Georgette Gómez; Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee gave $10K to Georgette Gómez; Chc Bold PAC gave $10K to Georgette Gómez.