2020 general election
Massachusetts 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.0M was spent on the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $846K of it from PACs, plus $500 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Katherine M. Clark (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.0M
Raised by campaigns
$2.0M
PAC checks
$846K
Outside money
$500
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.8M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $897K
- From PACs
- $843K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $500
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 46% of Clark's money came from PACs
Corporate $422K (48%)Trade group $151K (17%)Leadership PAC $2K (0%)Membership $55K (6%)Union $166K (19%)Super PAC $5K (1%)Other $73K (8%)
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$13K
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$12K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$11K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$11K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Aft Solidarity · $500 supporting
Caroline ColarussoRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $152K
- Spent
- $151K
- From individuals
- $139K
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $7K
- Own money & loans
- $62
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Colarusso's money came from PACs
Party $5K (100%)
- Colorado Trump Victory Party$5K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race?
- $2.0M was spent on the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race: $2.0M raised by the campaigns, $846K of it from PACs, plus $500 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Katherine M. Clark (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race?
- Katherine M. Clark (Democrat) raised $1.8M and had $500 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race?
- Aft Solidarity ($500).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Massachusetts 5th District race?
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $13K to Katherine M. Clark; Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association gave $12K to Katherine M. Clark; The Boeing Company Political Action Committee gave $11K to Katherine M. Clark.