Who raised the most money in the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?

Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) raised $7.8M.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?

House Majority PAC ($328K), Lv Strong ($15K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?

Norpac gave $23K to Josh Gottheimer; PAC to the Future gave $15K to Josh Gottheimer; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Josh Gottheimer.

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2020 general election

New Jersey 5th District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$10M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race: $9.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $343K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$10M

Raised by campaigns

$9.9M

PAC checks

$1.8M

Outside money

$343K

Candidates

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

Josh GottheimerDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $7.8M
Spent: $3.6M
From individuals: $5.4M
From PACs: $1.8M
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 23% of Gottheimer's money came from PACs

Corporate $802K (45%)Trade group $337K (19%)Leadership PAC $126K (7%)Membership $147K (8%)Union $178K (10%)Super PAC $39K (2%)Party $5K (0%)Other $166K (9%)

Norpac Other$23K
Pelosi Leadership PAC$15K
House Majority PAC Super PAC$15K
Anthem, Inc. Corporate$13K
Regions Financial Corporation Corporate$11K
National Association of Health Underwriters Membership$10K
Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
Fraternity & Sorority Political Action Committee Super PAC$10K

FEC record H6NJ05171

Frank T. PallottaRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $2.1M
Spent: $2.1M
From individuals: $590K
From PACs: $18K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $1.4M
Outside money for: $15K
Outside money against: $328K

Who paid: 1% of Pallotta's money came from PACs

Trade group $1K (7%)Membership $3K (19%)Super PAC $5K (37%)Other $5K (37%)

Automotive Free International Trade PAC Super PAC$5K
Huck PAC Other$5K
National Pro-Life Alliance Membership$3K
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors Trade group$1K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $328K attacking
Lv Strong · $15K supporting

FEC record H0NJ05174

Louis A. VellucciIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $5K
Spent: $5K
From individuals: $4K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $2K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record H0NJ05240

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?: $10M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race: $9.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $343K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?: Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) raised $7.8M.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?: House Majority PAC ($328K), Lv Strong ($15K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New Jersey 5th District race?: Norpac gave $23K to Josh Gottheimer; PAC to the Future gave $15K to Josh Gottheimer; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Josh Gottheimer.