2020 general election
Pennsylvania 16th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$3.2M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race: $2.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $351K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mike Kelly (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$3.2M
Raised by campaigns
$2.9M
PAC checks
$1.6M
Outside money
$351K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike KellyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.3M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $637K
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $336K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 64% of Kelly's money came from PACs
Corporate $773K (54%)Trade group $340K (24%)Leadership PAC $39K (3%)Membership $149K (10%)Union $30K (2%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Other $82K (6%)
- Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. (Pnc PAC) Corporate$15K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$13K
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Corporate$13K
- Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Trade group$12K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$11K
- Eastman Chemical Company Corporate$10K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Corporate$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $336K supporting
Kristy GnibusDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $594K
- Spent
- $589K
- From individuals
- $508K
- From PACs
- $79K
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $13K
- Outside money against
- $2K
Who paid: 13% of Gnibus's money came from PACs
Corporate $500 (1%)Leadership PAC $6K (8%)Membership $75 (0%)Union $55K (73%)Super PAC $7K (9%)Party $600 (1%)Other $6K (8%)
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$10K
- Usw Works Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$5K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$5K
- Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$5K
- International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Union$5K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$4K
Biggest outside spenders
- Commonwealth Communications · $11K supporting
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $2K attacking
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee · $958 supporting
- Pa Common Sense · $753 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race?
- $3.2M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race: $2.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $351K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mike Kelly (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race?
- Mike Kelly (Republican) raised $2.3M and had $336K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($338K), Commonwealth Communications ($11K), International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee ($958).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 16th District race?
- Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. (Pnc gave $15K to Mike Kelly; National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to Mike Kelly; Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Political Action Committee gave $13K to Mike Kelly.