2020 general election
Michigan 4th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.6M was spent on the 2020 Michigan 4th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $639K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John Moolenaar (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.6M
PAC checks
$639K
Outside money
$8K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
John MoolenaarRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.0M
- From individuals
- $893K
- From PACs
- $639K
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $8K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 42% of Moolenaar's money came from PACs
Corporate $308K (49%)Trade group $168K (27%)Leadership PAC $20K (3%)Membership $54K (9%)Union $10K (2%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $66K (10%)
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Michigan Sugar Company Growers Association Trade group$10K
- Cms Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $8K supporting
Jerry HilliardDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $41K
- Spent
- $42K
- From individuals
- $16K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $7K
- Own money & loans
- $19K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Hilliard's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $1K (100%)
- Great Lakes PAC Leadership PAC$1K
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Michigan 4th District race?
- $1.6M was spent on the 2020 Michigan 4th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $639K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John Moolenaar (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Michigan 4th District race?
- John Moolenaar (Republican) raised $1.5M and had $8K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Michigan 4th District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($8K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Michigan 4th District race?
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to John Moolenaar; Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee gave $10K to John Moolenaar; Cms Energy Corporation Employees for Better Government- Federal gave $10K to John Moolenaar.