2020 general election
Pennsylvania 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.6M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $2.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Matthew Alton Cartwright (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.6M
Raised by campaigns
$5.5M
PAC checks
$1.4M
Outside money
$2.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Matthew Alton CartwrightDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.0M
- Spent
- $4.2M
- From individuals
- $2.4M
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $211K
- Outside money against
- $129K
Who paid: 30% of Cartwright's money came from PACs
Corporate $264K (24%)Trade group $90K (8%)Leadership PAC $232K (21%)Membership $68K (6%)Union $303K (28%)Super PAC $49K (5%)Party $10K (1%)Other $77K (7%)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$20K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$20K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$15K
- House Majority PAC Super PAC$15K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$11K
- 1united Mine Workers of America Union$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $176K supporting
- Keep Pa Great · $129K attacking
- Working America · $17K supporting
- Commonwealth Communications · $11K supporting
- For Our Future · $7K supporting
Jim BognetRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $189K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $23K
- Outside money for
- $185K
- Outside money against
- $1.6M
Who paid: 12% of Bognet's money came from PACs
Corporate $15K (9%)Trade group $17K (9%)Leadership PAC $75K (42%)Membership $18K (10%)Super PAC $18K (10%)Party $5K (3%)Other $29K (17%)
- Winred Super PAC$16K
- Keystone Alliance Political Action Committee Other$6K
- Leaders Only Unite Political Action Committee (Aka Lou PAC) Other$5K
- Thompson Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Citizens United Membership$5K
- Toomey Victory Committee Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $861K attacking
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO · $582K attacking
- Keep Pa Great · $138K supporting
- Nrdc Action Votes · $108K attacking
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $47K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race?
- $7.6M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $2.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Matthew Alton Cartwright (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race?
- Matthew Alton Cartwright (Democrat) raised $4.0M and had $211K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($861K), American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO ($582K), Keep Pa Great ($268K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 8th District race?
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $20K to Matthew Alton Cartwright; PAC to the Future gave $20K to Matthew Alton Cartwright; Winred gave $16K to Jim Bognet.