2020 general election
Florida 26th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$28M was spent on the 2020 Florida 26th District race: $9.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Carlos Gimenez (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$28M
Raised by campaigns
$9.1M
PAC checks
$1.6M
Outside money
$19M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Debbie Mucarsel-PowellDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.9M
- Spent
- $6.9M
- From individuals
- $5.0M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $15K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.4M
- Outside money against
- $8.7M
Who paid: 19% of Mucarsel-Powell's money came from PACs
Corporate $224K (20%)Trade group $105K (9%)Leadership PAC $313K (27%)Membership $102K (9%)Union $189K (17%)Super PAC $85K (7%)Party $9K (1%)Other $114K (10%)
- American Hospital Association Trade group$15K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$15K
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. Membership$14K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$11K
- Democrats Win Seats (Dws PAC) Leadership PAC$11K
- Cruise Lines International Association PAC (Clia PAC) Trade group$11K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $4.8M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.8M attacking
- Women Vote! · $269K supporting
- Nrdc Action Votes · $240K supporting
- DCCC · $182K supporting
Carlos GimenezRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $1.7M
- From PACs
- $325K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.0M
- Outside money against
- $7.7M
Who paid: 14% of Gimenez's money came from PACs
Corporate $57K (18%)Trade group $46K (15%)Leadership PAC $111K (35%)Membership $17K (5%)Union $2K (1%)Super PAC $9K (3%)Party $10K (3%)Other $63K (20%)
- American Principles Other$14K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Florida Freedom Committee Other$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- Hntb Holdings Ltd. PAC Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Team Mchenry Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.3M attacking
- DCCC · $2.6M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $764K attacking
- South Florida Residents First · $583K supporting
- Women Vote! · $462K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
- $28M was spent on the 2020 Florida 26th District race: $9.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Carlos Gimenez (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democrat) raised $6.9M and had $1.4M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
- NRCC ($4.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.8M), House Majority PAC ($3.3M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
- American Hospital Association PAC gave $15K to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $15K to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell; American Principles gave $14K to Carlos Gimenez.