2020 general election
New Jersey 2nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$22M was spent on the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race: $9.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jeff Van Drew (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$22M
Raised by campaigns
$9.4M
PAC checks
$1.5M
Outside money
$12M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Amy KennedyDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.0M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- From individuals
- $3.7M
- From PACs
- $573K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $500K
- Outside money for
- $213K
- Outside money against
- $4.9M
Who paid: 11% of Kennedy's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (1%)Trade group $7K (1%)Leadership PAC $196K (42%)Membership $35K (7%)Union $113K (24%)Super PAC $41K (9%)Party $5K (1%)Other $70K (15%)
- Oceans PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- 4 Ma PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Equality PAC Other$10K
- Amalgamated Transit Union Union$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
- Shore PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $2.8M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.0M attacking
- Union 2020 · $74K supporting
- America's Future First · $59K supporting
- Garden State Forward · $54K supporting
Jeff Van DrewRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.3M
- Spent
- $4.1M
- From individuals
- $3.2M
- From PACs
- $975K
- From party
- $11K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $450K
- Outside money against
- $6.8M
Who paid: 23% of Drew's money came from PACs
Corporate $213K (23%)Trade group $172K (19%)Leadership PAC $173K (19%)Membership $106K (11%)Union $123K (13%)Super PAC $47K (5%)Party $6K (1%)Other $88K (9%)
- Winred Super PAC$26K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$13K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Trade group$13K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$12K
- Indiana Dental PAC Membership$12K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$12K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $5.3M attacking
- DCCC · $1.2M attacking
- The Committee to Defend the President · $258K supporting
- American Dental Association Independent Expenditures Committee · $188K supporting
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO · $127K attacking
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race?
- $22M was spent on the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race: $9.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jeff Van Drew (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race?
- Amy Kennedy (Democrat) raised $5.0M and had $213K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race?
- House Majority PAC ($5.3M), NRCC ($2.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New Jersey 2nd District race?
- Winred gave $26K to Jeff Van Drew; Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal gave $13K to Jeff Van Drew; Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee gave $13K to Jeff Van Drew.