2020 general election
Georgia 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.7M was spent on the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.7M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$1.1M
Outside money
$9K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sanford BishopDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $381K
- From PACs
- $1.1M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $9K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 71% of Bishop's money came from PACs
Corporate $459K (43%)Trade group $285K (26%)Leadership PAC $51K (5%)Membership $71K (7%)Union $135K (13%)Super PAC $5K (0%)Other $72K (7%)
- American Peanut Shellers Association Corporate$15K
- American Pistachio Growers Trade group$11K
- Global Payments, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Valley Electric Association Inc., PAC Trade group$10K
- Altria Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- International Paper Corporate$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $9K supporting
Don ColeRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $165K
- Spent
- $164K
- From individuals
- $152K
- From PACs
- $12K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 7% of Cole's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (50%)Other $5K (50%)
- One Georgia PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race?
- $1.7M was spent on the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race?
- Sanford Bishop (Democrat) raised $1.6M and had $9K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($9K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Georgia 2nd District race?
- American Peanut Shellers Association Political Action Committee gave $15K to Sanford Bishop; American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee gave $11K to Sanford Bishop; Global Payments, Inc. PAC (Global Payments PAC) gave $10K to Sanford Bishop.