2020 general election
Florida 16th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.2M was spent on the 2020 Florida 16th District race: $7.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $53K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Vern Buchanan (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.2M
Raised by campaigns
$7.1M
PAC checks
$1.7M
Outside money
$53K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Vern BuchananRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.6M
- Spent
- $3.6M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $1.4M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $625K
- Outside money for
- $4K
- Outside money against
- $44K
Who paid: 38% of Buchanan's money came from PACs
Corporate $542K (40%)Trade group $311K (23%)Leadership PAC $184K (14%)Membership $155K (11%)Union $12K (1%)Super PAC $12K (1%)Other $136K (10%)
- Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation Political Action Committee (Guidewell PAC) Corporate$20K
- Cruise Lines International Association PAC (Clia PAC) Trade group$17K
- Kidney Care Partners Political Action Committee Other$17K
- Nextera Energy, Inc Corporate$15K
- Road to Freedom Campaign Committee Leadership PAC$13K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm Membership$13K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Employee--Owned S Corporations of America Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $30K attacking
- Reinvesting in America 2020 · $14K attacking
- Humane Society Legislative Fund · $4K supporting
Margaret GoodDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.5M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- From individuals
- $3.0M
- From PACs
- $316K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $4K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 9% of Good's money came from PACs
Corporate $2 (0%)Leadership PAC $84K (29%)Membership $28K (10%)Union $90K (31%)Super PAC $10K (3%)Party $10K (3%)Other $69K (24%)
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Defending the New Democrat Majority Fund Other$10K
- PAC-International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 487 Union$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- Service Employees International Union Union$10K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $3K supporting
- Protect the Vote · $1K supporting
- Win Justice · $40 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Florida 16th District race?
- $7.2M was spent on the 2020 Florida 16th District race: $7.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $53K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Vern Buchanan (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 16th District race?
- Vern Buchanan (Republican) raised $3.6M and had $4K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Florida 16th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($30K), Reinvesting in America 2020 ($14K), Humane Society Legislative Fund ($4K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 16th District race?
- Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation Political Action Committee (Guidewell PAC) gave $20K to Vern Buchanan; Cruise Lines International Association PAC (Clia PAC) gave $17K to Vern Buchanan; Kidney Care Partners Political Action Committee gave $17K to Vern Buchanan.