2020 general election
Kentucky 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.5M was spent on the 2020 Kentucky 2nd District race: $1.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). S. Brett Guthrie (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.5M
Raised by campaigns
$1.5M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$9K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
S. Brett GuthrieRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- From individuals
- $227K
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $9K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 83% of Guthrie's money came from PACs
Corporate $723K (57%)Trade group $306K (24%)Leadership PAC $28K (2%)Membership $121K (9%)Union $15K (1%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Other $69K (5%)
- Cigna Corporation Corporate$13K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$13K
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated Corporate$13K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Corporate$13K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$13K
- Zeneca Inc. Corporate$12K
- Biogen, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $9K supporting
Hank LindermanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $93K
- Spent
- $71K
- From individuals
- $82K
- From PACs
- $11K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 12% of Linderman's money came from PACs
Union $15K (94%)Super PAC $1K (6%)
Robert Lee PerryLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $13K
- Spent
- $8K
- From individuals
- $10K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- 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 Kentucky 2nd District race?
- $1.5M was spent on the 2020 Kentucky 2nd District race: $1.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). S. Brett Guthrie (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Kentucky 2nd District race?
- S. Brett Guthrie (Republican) raised $1.4M and had $9K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Kentucky 2nd District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($9K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Kentucky 2nd District race?
- Cigna Corporation Political Action Committee gave $13K to S. Brett Guthrie; National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to S. Brett Guthrie; Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC) gave $13K to S. Brett Guthrie.