2020 general election
South Carolina 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$27M was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $520K of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Nancy Mace (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$27M
Raised by campaigns
$13M
PAC checks
$520K
Outside money
$14M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Joe CunninghamDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7.1M
- Spent
- $7.1M
- From individuals
- $6.3M
- From PACs
- $197K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $705K
- Outside money against
- $7.0M
Who paid: 3% of Cunningham's money came from PACs
Corporate $1K (1%)Trade group $2K (3%)Leadership PAC $19K (27%)Membership $8K (11%)Union $17K (24%)Super PAC $6K (9%)Party $5K (7%)Other $13K (18%)
- Problem Solver Democrats Other$11K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$5K
- DCCC Party$5K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$4K
- Nrdc Action Fund Inc. Membership$3K
- National Restaurant Association Membership$3K
- Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$3K
- Black Economic Alliance PAC Super PAC$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.9M attacking
- NRCC · $1.8M attacking
- Club for Growth Action · $763K attacking
- Citizens for Free Enterprise · $433K attacking
- Center Forward Committee · $405K supporting
Nancy MaceRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.9M
- Spent
- $5.8M
- From individuals
- $5.3M
- From PACs
- $323K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $864K
- Outside money against
- $5.8M
Who paid: 5% of Mace's money came from PACs
Corporate $30K (10%)Trade group $36K (11%)Leadership PAC $128K (41%)Membership $35K (11%)Super PAC $42K (14%)Party $5K (2%)Other $35K (11%)
- Winred Super PAC$24K
- Jpac Other$10K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$10K
- Reinventing a New Direction Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.2M attacking
- DCCC · $1.7M attacking
- 314 Action Fund · $898K attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $394K supporting
- Lcv Victory Fund · $379K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race?
- $27M was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $520K of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Nancy Mace (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race?
- Joe Cunningham (Democrat) raised $7.1M and had $705K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.9M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), NRCC ($1.8M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race?
- Winred gave $24K to Nancy Mace; Problem Solver Democrats gave $11K to Joe Cunningham; Jpac gave $10K to Nancy Mace.