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2020 general election

Minnesota 1st District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$18M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Hagedorn (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Total money

$18M

Raised by campaigns

$7.3M

PAC checks

$1.3M

Outside money

$10M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Dan FeehanDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$4.9M
Spent
$4.9M
From individuals
$3.9M
From PACs
$574K
From party
$11K
Own money & loans
$527
Outside money for
$87K
Outside money against
$4.2M

Who paid: 12% of Feehan's money came from PACs

Corporate $502 (0%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $162K (31%)Membership $47K (9%)Union $173K (33%)Super PAC $44K (8%)Party $11K (2%)Other $86K (16%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.0M attacking
  • NRCC · $1.2M attacking
  • Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $32K supporting
  • Right Now USA · $20K attacking
  • Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party · $15K supporting
FEC record H8MN01279
Jim HagedornRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$2.4M
Spent
$2.3M
From individuals
$1.6M
From PACs
$706K
From party
$6K
Own money & loans
$100
Outside money for
$45K
Outside money against
$5.9M

Who paid: 29% of Hagedorn's money came from PACs

Corporate $204K (34%)Trade group $137K (23%)Leadership PAC $151K (25%)Membership $73K (12%)Union $9K (1%)Super PAC $8K (1%)Other $25K (4%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0MN01045

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
$18M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Hagedorn (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
Dan Feehan (Democrat) raised $4.9M and had $87K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
House Majority PAC ($3.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), DCCC ($2.1M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC gave $10K to Dan Feehan; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $10K to Dan Feehan; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Dan Feehan.