2020 general election
Minnesota 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$4.4M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race: $4.3M raised by the campaigns, $125K of it from PACs, plus $123K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Dean Phillips (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$4.4M
Raised by campaigns
$4.3M
PAC checks
$125K
Outside money
$123K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Dean PhillipsDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $166
- Outside money for
- $35K
- Outside money against
- $20K
Who paid: 0% of Phillips's money came from PACs
Corporate $6K (15%)Trade group $7K (16%)Leadership PAC $7K (16%)Membership $34 (0%)Union $11K (26%)Other $12K (28%)
- Problem Solver Democrats Other$12K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First - Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$3K
- Service Employees International Union Union$3K
- National Independent Automobile Dealers Association PAC Fund Trade group$2K
- Morgan Stanley Corporate$2K
- Cng Holdings, Inc. Corporate$2K
- National Treasury Employees Union Political Action Committee Union$2K
Biggest outside spenders
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $28K supporting
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $20K attacking
- Working America · $7K supporting
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $448 supporting
Kendall QuallsRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- From individuals
- $1.7M
- From PACs
- $122K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $29K
- Outside money for
- $40K
- Outside money against
- $28K
Who paid: 6% of Qualls's money came from PACs
Corporate $17K (16%)Trade group $9K (8%)Leadership PAC $58K (53%)Membership $500 (0%)Super PAC $6K (6%)Party $8K (7%)Other $10K (9%)
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans Leadership PAC$10K
- Freedom Club Corporate$10K
- Elbert Guillory's America Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Kline for Congress Leadership PAC$6K
- Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$6K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$5K
- The Guardian Fund Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Freedom Club Federal PAC · $28K supporting
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $28K attacking
- The Guardian Fund · $7K supporting
- American Majority Actioninc. · $5K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race?
- $4.4M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race: $4.3M raised by the campaigns, $125K of it from PACs, plus $123K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Dean Phillips (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race?
- Dean Phillips (Democrat) raised $2.4M and had $35K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race?
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund ($55K), Freedom Club Federal PAC ($28K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($20K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota 3rd District race?
- Problem Solver Democrats gave $12K to Dean Phillips; Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans gave $10K to Kendall Qualls; Freedom Club Federal PAC gave $10K to Kendall Qualls.