2020 general election
Illinois Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.7M was spent on the 2020 Illinois Senate race: $7.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.7M
Raised by campaigns
$7.7M
PAC checks
$1.7M
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Richard J. DurbinDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.3M
- Spent
- $8.3M
- From individuals
- $3.7M
- From PACs
- $1.7M
- From party
- $750
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 23% of Durbin's money came from PACs
Corporate $697K (42%)Trade group $271K (16%)Leadership PAC $182K (11%)Membership $149K (9%)Union $209K (12%)Super PAC $20K (1%)Party $4K (0%)Other $140K (8%)
- Votesane PAC Other$23K
- Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$15K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$10K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action Super PAC$10K
- Csx Corporation Corporate$10K
- Bnsf Railway Company Corporate$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Caterpillar Inc. Corporate$10K
Mark C. CurranRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $377K
- Spent
- $377K
- From individuals
- $336K
- From PACs
- $17K
- From party
- $250
- Own money & loans
- $22K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Curran's money came from PACs
Trade group $1K (11%)Leadership PAC $1K (11%)Super PAC $9 (0%)Other $8K (79%)
- Lets Get to Work PAC Other$5K
- Sentinel PAC Other$2K
- Family-PAC Federal Other$1K
- Michigan Independent Political Action Committee Trade group$1K
- Abraham Lincoln PAC Leadership PAC$1K
- Winred Super PAC$9
Danny MaloufLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $13K
- Spent
- $12K
- From individuals
- $13K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- 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 Illinois Senate race?
- $7.7M was spent on the 2020 Illinois Senate race: $7.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?
- Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) raised $7.3M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?
- Votesane PAC gave $23K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) gave $15K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee gave $10K to Richard J. Durbin.