Who raised the most money in the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?

Richard Hudson (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $218K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.7M), Women Vote! ($1.1M), DCCC ($550K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?

The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Reynolds American Inc. Political Action Committee; Rai PAC gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Automotive Free International Trade PAC gave $10K to Richard Hudson.

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2020 general election

North Carolina 8th District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$15M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race: $8.1M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $6.5M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Richard Hudson (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$15M

Raised by campaigns

$8.1M

PAC checks

$2.5M

Outside money

$6.5M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Richard HudsonRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $4.2M
Spent: $4.4M
From individuals: $1.7M
From PACs: $2.2M
From party: $8K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $218K
Outside money against: $2.1M

Who paid: 52% of Hudson's money came from PACs

Corporate $961K (47%)Trade group $409K (20%)Leadership PAC $334K (16%)Membership $149K (7%)Union $19K (1%)Super PAC $29K (1%)Party $8K (0%)Other $152K (7%)

The Williams Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
Reynolds American Inc. Corporate$10K
Automotive Free International Trade PAC Super PAC$10K
National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated Corporate$10K
At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
Valero Energy Corporation Corporate$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Women Vote! · $869K attacking
DCCC · $550K attacking
House Majority PAC · $403K attacking
Lcv Victory Fund · $318K attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $203K supporting

FEC record H2NC08185

Patricia Timmons-GoodsonDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $3.9M
Spent: $3.9M
From individuals: $3.4M
From PACs: $336K
From party: $2K
Own money & loans: $35K
Outside money for: $440K
Outside money against: $3.7M

Who paid: 9% of Timmons-Goodson's money came from PACs

Corporate $3K (1%)Leadership PAC $111K (39%)Membership $24K (9%)Union $46K (16%)Super PAC $31K (11%)Party $5K (2%)Other $66K (23%)

Cbcpac-Newdem Fund for the Majority Other$10K
Elect Democratic Women Other$5K
League of Conservation Voters, Inc Membership$5K
Chc Bold PAC Other$5K
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$5K
Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$5K
Cherpac Leadership PAC$5K
Clyburn Leadership PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.5M attacking
Women Vote! · $253K supporting
NRCC · $170K attacking
Black PAC · $105K supporting
Congressional Black Caucus PAC · $24K supporting

FEC record H0NC08254

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?: $15M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race: $8.1M raised by the campaigns, $2.5M of it from PACs, plus $6.5M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Richard Hudson (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?: Richard Hudson (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $218K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.7M), Women Vote! ($1.1M), DCCC ($550K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 North Carolina 8th District race?: The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Reynolds American Inc. Political Action Committee; Rai PAC gave $10K to Richard Hudson; Automotive Free International Trade PAC gave $10K to Richard Hudson.