2020 general election
Illinois 14th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$12M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 14th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $1.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lauren Underwood (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$12M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.0M
Outside money
$1.0M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.9M
- Spent
- $7.4M
- From individuals
- $6.3M
- From PACs
- $901K
- From party
- $18K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $150K
- Outside money against
- $35K
Who paid: 11% of Underwood's money came from PACs
Corporate $11K (1%)Trade group $68K (8%)Leadership PAC $238K (29%)Membership $119K (14%)Union $179K (22%)Super PAC $75K (9%)Party $15K (2%)Other $127K (15%)
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$20K
- House Majority PAC Super PAC$15K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
- American Nurses Association Trade group$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Cbcpac-Newdem Fund for the Majority Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) · $86K supporting
- American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) · $45K supporting
- House Freedom Action · $35K attacking
- The Collective Super PAC · $8K supporting
- Black PAC · $7K supporting
Jim OberweisRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.3M
- Spent
- $3.2M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $147K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $1.7M
- Outside money for
- $200K
- Outside money against
- $648K
Who paid: 4% of Oberweis's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (1%)Trade group $20K (13%)Leadership PAC $93K (61%)Membership $8K (5%)Super PAC $6K (4%)Party $5K (3%)Other $18K (12%)
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$19K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$15K
- Abraham Lincoln PAC Leadership PAC$9K
- Luetkemeyer Leadership PAC$7K
- Winred Super PAC$6K
- Rodney Davis Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $516K attacking
- House Freedom Fund · $178K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $132K attacking
- Independent Women's Voice · $22K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Illinois 14th District race?
- $12M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 14th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $1.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lauren Underwood (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois 14th District race?
- Lauren Underwood (Democrat) raised $7.9M and had $150K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Illinois 14th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($516K), House Freedom Fund ($178K), Edf Action Votes ($132K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois 14th District race?
- PAC to the Future gave $20K to Lauren Underwood; House Freedom Fund gave $19K to Jim Oberweis; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Lauren Underwood.