2020 general election
Idaho Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$4.1M was spent on the 2020 Idaho Senate race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $720 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Risch (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$4.1M
Raised by campaigns
$4.1M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$720
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jim RischRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.9M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- From individuals
- $1.6M
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $35K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $720
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 40% of Risch's money came from PACs
Corporate $592K (47%)Trade group $182K (15%)Leadership PAC $283K (23%)Membership $63K (5%)Union $11K (1%)Super PAC $17K (1%)Party $35K (3%)Other $67K (5%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$35K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$15K
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Corporate$15K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Corporate$10K
- Southern Company Employees PAC Corporate$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $720 supporting
Paulette JordanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $18K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Jordan's money came from PACs
Trade group $2K (21%)Leadership PAC $6K (58%)Union $2K (21%)
- M-PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- National Indian Gaming Association Trade group$2K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$1K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$1K
- Lee Leadership PAC$500
Ray J. WritzIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $4K
- Spent
- $3K
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Idaho Senate race?
- $4.1M was spent on the 2020 Idaho Senate race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $720 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Risch (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Idaho Senate race?
- Jim Risch (Republican) raised $2.9M and had $720 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Idaho Senate race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($720).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Idaho Senate race?
- NRSC gave $35K to Jim Risch; National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $15K to Jim Risch; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company PAC gave $15K to Jim Risch.