2020 general election
Oregon 4th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$14M was spent on the 2020 Oregon 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.4M of it from PACs, plus $3.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Peter DeFazio (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$14M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$2.4M
Outside money
$3.0M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Alek SkarlatosRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.5M
- Spent
- $5.3M
- From individuals
- $5.1M
- From PACs
- $123K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $91K
- Outside money against
- $2.4M
Who paid: 2% of Skarlatos's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (2%)Trade group $3K (2%)Leadership PAC $64K (53%)Membership $13K (11%)Super PAC $11K (9%)Party $8K (6%)Other $20K (17%)
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Winred Super PAC$9K
- Giving US Security Political Action Committee (Gus PAC) Leadership PAC$6K
- Cotton Victory Leadership PAC$5K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$5K
- The Guardian Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- National Pro-Life Alliance Membership$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.0M attacking
- Voter Protection Project · $200K attacking
- DCCC · $172K attacking
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC · $45K supporting
- Right to Life/Oregon PAC · $20K supporting
Peter DeFazioDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.3M
- Spent
- $5.9M
- From individuals
- $3.0M
- From PACs
- $2.2M
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $206K
- Outside money against
- $309K
Who paid: 42% of DeFazio's money came from PACs
Corporate $739K (35%)Trade group $454K (21%)Leadership PAC $290K (14%)Membership $104K (5%)Union $383K (18%)Super PAC $15K (1%)Party $5K (0%)Other $124K (6%)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$15K
- Fedex Corporation Corporate$15K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$15K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$14K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$13K
- Associated General Contractors of America Trade group$13K
- American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac) Trade group$12K
- Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (Swapa PAC) Union$11K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $274K attacking
- Nrdc Action Votes · $138K supporting
- American Jobs and Growth PAC · $35K attacking
- The Principles Project · $32K supporting
- International Association of Sheet Metal. Air, Rail An Transportation Workers · $25K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
- $14M was spent on the 2020 Oregon 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.4M of it from PACs, plus $3.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Peter DeFazio (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
- Alek Skarlatos (Republican) raised $5.5M and had $91K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K), Voter Protection Project ($200K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $15K to Peter DeFazio; Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee gave $15K to Peter DeFazio; PAC to the Future gave $15K to Peter DeFazio.