2020 general election
Pennsylvania 4th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.7M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $821K of it from PACs, plus $88K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Madeleine Dean (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.7M
Raised by campaigns
$2.6M
PAC checks
$821K
Outside money
$88K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Madeleine DeanDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $787K
- From PACs
- $782K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $11K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 50% of Dean's money came from PACs
Corporate $336K (45%)Trade group $109K (15%)Leadership PAC $23K (3%)Membership $65K (9%)Union $145K (19%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $62K (8%)
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$15K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- The Vanguard Group Corporate$10K
- Defending the New Democrat Majority Fund Other$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Commonwealth Communications · $11K supporting
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee On Political Education · $345 supporting
Kathy BarnetteRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $918K
- From individuals
- $929K
- From PACs
- $39K
- From party
- $300
- Own money & loans
- $5K
- Outside money for
- $77K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 4% of Barnette's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (11%)Trade group $3K (6%)Leadership PAC $6K (13%)Super PAC $16K (34%)Other $16K (36%)
- Winred Super PAC$11K
- Americans4hindus (Multi-Candidate) Super PAC$5K
- Keystone Alliance Political Action Committee Other$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- The Guardian Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Asplundh Tree Expert Co Political Action Committee (Ate PAC) Corporate$4K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$3K
- People4america Federal Committee Other$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Black Americans to Re-Elect the President · $77K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race?
- $2.7M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $821K of it from PACs, plus $88K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Madeleine Dean (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race?
- Madeleine Dean (Democrat) raised $1.6M and had $11K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race?
- Black Americans to Re-Elect the President ($77K), Commonwealth Communications ($11K), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee On Political Education ($345).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 4th District race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $15K to Madeleine Dean; Winred gave $11K to Kathy Barnette; American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Madeleine Dean.