Who raised the most money in the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?

Raphael Warnock (Democrat) raised $125M and had $29M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?

American Crossroads ($46M), Georgia Honor ($19M), Peachtree PAC ($19M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?

Winred gave $3.3M to Kelly Loeffler; Senate Conservatives Fund gave $203K to Kelly Loeffler; NRSC gave $45K to Kelly Loeffler.

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2020 general election

Georgia Senate (special)

The candidate who raised the most money won. The incumbent lost.

$410M was spent on the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race: $227M raised by the campaigns, $3.2M of it from PACs, plus $183M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Raphael Warnock (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$410M

Raised by campaigns

$227M

PAC checks

$3.2M

Outside money

$183M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Raphael WarnockDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $125M
Spent: $103M
From individuals: $118M
From PACs: $714K
From party: $55K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $29M
Outside money against: $83M

Who paid: 1% of Warnock's money came from PACs

Corporate $10K (1%)Trade group $5K (1%)Leadership PAC $393K (41%)Membership $80K (8%)Union $183K (19%)Super PAC $108K (11%)Party $21K (2%)Other $163K (17%)

Prairie Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$20K
Coons Leadership PAC$15K
Duckworth Leadership PAC$15K
Oceans PAC Leadership PAC$15K
Great Lakes PAC Leadership PAC$15K
Purpose PAC Leadership PAC$15K
Senate Spurs Super PAC$15K
Service Employees International Union Union$12K

Biggest outside spenders

American Crossroads · $46M attacking
Peachtree PAC · $12M attacking
NRSC · $9.8M attacking
Black PAC · $4.9M supporting
Georgia Honor · $696K supporting · $3.0M attacking

FEC record S0GA00559

Kelly LoefflerRepublican, incumbent

✗ Lost

Raised: $92M
Spent: $71M
From individuals: $56M
From PACs: $2.3M
From party: $45K
Own money & loans: $24M
Outside money for: $27M
Outside money against: $30M

Who paid: 2% of Loeffler's money came from PACs

Corporate $1.2M (19%)Trade group $547K (9%)Leadership PAC $550K (9%)Membership $174K (3%)Union $18K (0%)Super PAC $3.3M (53%)Party $50K (1%)Other $430K (7%)

Winred Super PAC$3.3M
Senate Conservatives Fund Other$203K
Young Victory Committee Party$45K
National Victory Action Fund Super PAC$21K
Altria Group Inc. Corporate$20K
Blackburn Leadership PAC$20K
Barrasso Leadership PAC$15K
Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PAC Leadership PAC$15K

Biggest outside spenders

Georgia Honor · $16M attacking
Peachtree PAC · $6.5M supporting
Ab PAC · $5.0M attacking
DSCC · $3.8M attacking
National Victory Action Fund · $2.6M supporting

FEC record S0GA00526

Doug CollinsRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $7.3M
Spent: $7.3M
From individuals: $5.5M
From PACs: $204K
From party: $3K
Own money & loans: $60
Outside money for: $51K
Outside money against: $15M

Who paid: 3% of Collins's money came from PACs

Corporate $34K (21%)Trade group $4K (2%)Leadership PAC $62K (39%)Membership $500 (0%)Union $5K (3%)Super PAC $2K (1%)Other $53K (33%)

Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Cannabis Trade Federation Action Fund Corporate$6K
Jpac Other$5K
The Right Group Other$5K
Smith Leadership PAC$5K
Concordia Political Action Committee, Inc. Other$5K
Law Fund Leadership PAC$5K
Huck PAC Other$5K

Biggest outside spenders

Georgia United Victory · $31K supporting · $15M attacking
PAC for a Change · $28K attacking
National Right to Life Victory Fund · $20K supporting
Planned Parenthood Votes · $5K attacking

FEC record S0GA00567

Matt LiebermanDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $1.5M
Spent: $1.5M
From individuals: $1.5M
From PACs: $13K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 1% of Lieberman's money came from PACs

Corporate $1K (9%)Other $10K (91%)

Because I Care Political Action Committee (Bicpac) Other$5K
Washington Political Action Committee Other$3K
Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee Other$2K
Duane Morris Government Committee Corporate$1K
Better Government PAC Other$250

FEC record S0GA00468

Ed TarverDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $286K
Spent: $283K
From individuals: $244K
From PACs: $1K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00583

A. Wayne JohnsonRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $152K
Spent: $148K
From individuals: $1K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $151K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00492

Richard Dien WinfieldDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $61K
Spent: $56K
From individuals: $61K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00542

Tamara Johnson-ShealeyDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $61K
Spent: $65K
From individuals: $47K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $356
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00484

Kandiss TaylorRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $31K
Spent: $26K
From individuals: $25K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $5K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00641

Allen BuckleyIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $24K
Spent: $24K
From individuals: $13K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $11K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S4GA11103

Valencia StovallIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $23K
Spent: $23K
From individuals: $20K
From PACs: $2K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 6% of Stovall's money came from PACs

Union $1K (100%)

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$1K

FEC record S0GA00625

Deborah JacksonDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $22K
Spent: $22K
From individuals: $15K
From PACs: $500
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $6K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 2% of Jackson's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $500 (100%)

Henry C "Hank" Johnson Jr Leadership PAC$500

FEC record S0GA00591

Derrick E. GraysonRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $18K
Spent: $13K
From individuals: $15K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $3K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00658

John FortuinGreen

✗ Lost

Raised: $9K
Spent: $9K
From individuals: $1K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $7K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00617

Al BartellIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $8K
Spent: $8K
From individuals: $1K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $6K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00443

Brian SlowinskiLibertarian

✗ Lost

Raised: $5K
Spent: $5K
From individuals: $0
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $5K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0GA00633

Plus 4 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?: $410M was spent on the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race: $227M raised by the campaigns, $3.2M of it from PACs, plus $183M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Raphael Warnock (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?: Raphael Warnock (Democrat) raised $125M and had $29M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?: American Crossroads ($46M), Georgia Honor ($19M), Peachtree PAC ($19M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Georgia Senate (special) race?: Winred gave $3.3M to Kelly Loeffler; Senate Conservatives Fund gave $203K to Kelly Loeffler; NRSC gave $45K to Kelly Loeffler.