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%)
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC Membership$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$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
- Usw Works Union$10K
- Votevets Super PAC$10K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$10K
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
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%)
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Corporate$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Thompson Leadership PAC$10K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans Leadership PAC$10K
- Emerson Electric Co. Corporate$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- House Conservatives Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.1M attacking
- DCCC · $2.1M attacking
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) · $380K attacking
- Votevets · $326K attacking
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $63K attacking
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.