2020 general election
Pennsylvania 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$16M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race: $6.6M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$16M
Raised by campaigns
$6.6M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$9.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $4.3M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- From PACs
- $1.8M
- From party
- $250
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2.0M
- Outside money against
- $2.8M
Who paid: 43% of Fitzpatrick's money came from PACs
Corporate $424K (25%)Trade group $242K (14%)Leadership PAC $275K (16%)Membership $192K (11%)Union $319K (19%)Super PAC $45K (3%)Other $225K (13%)
- Votesane PAC Other$19K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate$13K
- Amerisourcebergen Corporation Corporate$12K
- American Maritime Officers Union$11K
- American Federation of Gov't Employees Union$11K
- National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action Committee Union$11K
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.8M attacking
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund · $683K supporting
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $677K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $187K supporting
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $178K supporting
Christina M. FinelloDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- From individuals
- $2.1M
- From PACs
- $247K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $159K
- Outside money against
- $4.1M
Who paid: 10% of Finello's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (1%)Trade group $4K (2%)Leadership PAC $84K (40%)Membership $10K (5%)Union $13K (6%)Super PAC $25K (12%)Party $10K (5%)Other $60K (29%)
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- DCCC Party$10K
- Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$6K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$5K
- Usw Works Union$5K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First - Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- House Majority PAC Super PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.8M attacking
- NRCC · $1.0M attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $334K attacking
- Planned Parenthood Votes · $69K supporting
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $39K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- $16M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race: $6.6M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $4.2M and had $2.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), House Majority PAC ($2.8M), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($1.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 1st District race?
- Votesane PAC gave $19K to Brian Fitzpatrick; Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee gave $13K to Brian Fitzpatrick; Amerisourcebergen Corporation Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) gave $12K to Brian Fitzpatrick.