2020 general election
Indiana 5th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$19M was spent on the 2020 Indiana 5th District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $947K of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Victoria Spartz (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$19M
Raised by campaigns
$7.3M
PAC checks
$947K
Outside money
$12M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Christina HaleDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $4.0M
- Spent
- $4.0M
- From individuals
- $3.0M
- From PACs
- $646K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $16K
- Outside money against
- $5.5M
Who paid: 16% of Hale's money came from PACs
Corporate $12K (2%)Trade group $10K (2%)Leadership PAC $188K (33%)Membership $38K (7%)Union $166K (29%)Super PAC $46K (8%)Party $20K (3%)Other $97K (17%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Chc Bold PAC Other$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Usw Works Union$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Hoosiers First PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Club for Growth Action · $2.2M attacking
- NRCC · $1.9M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $1.2M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $112K attacking
- Latino Victory Fund · $10K supporting
Victoria SpartzRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.3M
- Spent
- $3.2M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $301K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1.3M
- Outside money for
- $600K
- Outside money against
- $5.5M
Who paid: 9% of Spartz's money came from PACs
Corporate $31K (11%)Trade group $46K (16%)Leadership PAC $110K (38%)Membership $49K (17%)Super PAC $9K (3%)Party $5K (2%)Other $40K (14%)
- Oorah! Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$10K
- Susan B Anthony List, Inc. Other$8K
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Membership$8K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Supporting United States of America's Next Leaders PAC (Susan PAC) Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.8M attacking
- DCCC · $1.5M attacking
- Women Vote! · $822K attacking
- Chc Bold PAC · $421K attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $358K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Indiana 5th District race?
- $19M was spent on the 2020 Indiana 5th District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $947K of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Victoria Spartz (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Indiana 5th District race?
- Christina Hale (Democrat) raised $4.0M and had $16K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Indiana 5th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.8M), Club for Growth Action ($2.2M), NRCC ($1.9M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Indiana 5th District race?
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Christina Hale; Chc Bold PAC gave $10K to Christina Hale; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Christina Hale.