2020 general election
Kansas Senate
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$74M was spent on the 2020 Kansas Senate race: $36M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $39M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Roger Marshall (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$74M
Raised by campaigns
$36M
PAC checks
$2.7M
Outside money
$39M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Barbara BollierDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $29M
- Spent
- $29M
- From individuals
- $27M
- From PACs
- $635K
- From party
- $200
- Own money & loans
- $50K
- Outside money for
- $1.0M
- Outside money against
- $25M
Who paid: 2% of Bollier's money came from PACs
Corporate $18K (3%)Trade group $10K (2%)Leadership PAC $239K (39%)Membership $41K (7%)Union $145K (24%)Super PAC $57K (9%)Other $102K (17%)
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- M-PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Prairie Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Pipefitters Local Union 533 Union$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
- Leahy Green Mountain Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Women Vote Other$10K
- Kaine Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $16M attacking
- NRSC · $4.6M attacking
- American Crossroads · $2.5M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $1.3M attacking
- Women Vote! · $749K supporting
Roger MarshallRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $6.8M
- Spent
- $7.2M
- From individuals
- $4.5M
- From PACs
- $2.0M
- From party
- $46K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3.6M
- Outside money against
- $9.2M
Who paid: 30% of Marshall's money came from PACs
Corporate $454K (37%)Trade group $233K (19%)Leadership PAC $216K (18%)Membership $122K (10%)Union $22K (2%)Super PAC $29K (2%)Party $50K (4%)Other $105K (9%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$45K
- Winred Super PAC$23K
- Crh Americas, Inc. Corporate$10K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC Other$10K
- Bringing Yellowhammer Republicans New Energy (Byrne PAC) Leadership PAC$10K
- Celgene Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Duty and Country · $6.4M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $3.2M supporting
- Women Vote! · $2.7M attacking
- Votevets · $142K attacking
- Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committee · $140K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
- $74M was spent on the 2020 Kansas Senate race: $36M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $39M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Roger Marshall (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
- Barbara Bollier (Democrat) raised $29M and had $1.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($16M), Duty and Country ($6.4M), NRSC ($4.6M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
- NRSC gave $45K to Roger Marshall; Winred gave $23K to Roger Marshall; Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $10K to Barbara Bollier.