Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?

Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan (Democrat) raised $5.4M and had $62K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?

House Majority PAC ($3.4M), DCCC ($2.7M), NRCC ($2.2M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?

Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee gave $16K to Rodney Davis; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $15K to Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan; National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) gave $15K to Rodney Davis.

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2020 general election

Illinois 13th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$20M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $3.5M of it from PACs, plus $9.3M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Rodney Davis (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Total money

$20M

Raised by campaigns

$10M

PAC checks

$3.5M

Outside money

$9.3M

Candidates

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

Betsy Dirksen LongdriganDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $5.4M
Spent: $5.3M
From individuals: $4.3M
From PACs: $652K
From party: $750
Own money & loans: $2K
Outside money for: $62K
Outside money against: $2.5M

Who paid: 12% of Longdrigan's money came from PACs

Corporate $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $214K (39%)Membership $57K (10%)Union $124K (22%)Super PAC $37K (7%)Party $21K (4%)Other $98K (18%)

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$15K
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$13K
Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC Membership$11K
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
Dan Kildee Leadership PAC$10K
Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
Jobs, Education, & Families First - Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

NRCC · $2.2M attacking
The Governing Majority Fund · $305K attacking
Congressional Black Caucus PAC · $60K supporting
Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc · $2K supporting

FEC record H8IL13150

Rodney DavisRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $5.0M
Spent: $4.9M
From individuals: $2.0M
From PACs: $2.9M
From party: $3K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $269K
Outside money against: $6.5M

Who paid: 57% of Davis's money came from PACs

Corporate $1.0M (39%)Trade group $666K (25%)Leadership PAC $362K (13%)Membership $182K (7%)Union $184K (7%)Super PAC $28K (1%)Other $229K (9%)

Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$16K
National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$15K
Exelon Corporation Corporate$15K
Votesane PAC Other$13K
Winred Super PAC$11K
American Optometric Association Membership$11K
The Williams Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $3.4M attacking
DCCC · $2.7M attacking
Women Vote! · $254K attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $120K supporting · $13K attacking
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) · $86K supporting

FEC record H2IL13120

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?: $20M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $3.5M of it from PACs, plus $9.3M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Rodney Davis (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?: Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan (Democrat) raised $5.4M and had $62K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?: House Majority PAC ($3.4M), DCCC ($2.7M), NRCC ($2.2M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?: Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee gave $16K to Rodney Davis; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $15K to Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan; National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) gave $15K to Rodney Davis.