2020 general election
Kentucky 6th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.9M was spent on the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $270K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Andy Barr (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.9M
Raised by campaigns
$7.6M
PAC checks
$2.2M
Outside money
$270K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Andy BarrRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.6M
- Spent
- $4.4M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- From PACs
- $2.0M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $6K
- Outside money against
- $249K
Who paid: 43% of Barr's money came from PACs
Corporate $914K (47%)Trade group $386K (20%)Leadership PAC $342K (18%)Membership $106K (5%)Union $6K (0%)Super PAC $22K (1%)Other $165K (9%)
- Winred Super PAC$16K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$15K
- Votesane PAC Other$15K
- Charles Schwab Corporation Corporate$12K
- The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Corporate$11K
- Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees Inc. Trade group$11K
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co. PAC Corporate$11K
- American Land Title Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Votevets · $249K attacking
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $6K supporting
Josh HicksDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.0M
- Spent
- $3.0M
- From individuals
- $2.7M
- From PACs
- $229K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $14K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 8% of Hicks's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $40K (19%)Membership $15K (7%)Union $90K (44%)Super PAC $23K (11%)Other $39K (19%)
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Votevets Super PAC$10K
- Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- The People's Campaign · $11K supporting
- New Power PAC · $3K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race?
- $7.9M was spent on the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $270K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Andy Barr (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race?
- Andy Barr (Republican) raised $4.6M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race?
- Votevets ($249K), The People's Campaign ($11K), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($6K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Kentucky 6th District race?
- Winred gave $16K to Andy Barr; New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee gave $15K to Andy Barr; Votesane PAC gave $15K to Andy Barr.