2020 general election
South Carolina 7th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.6M was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $871K of it from PACs, plus $16K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tom Rice (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.6M
PAC checks
$871K
Outside money
$16K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tom RiceRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $542K
- From PACs
- $856K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 60% of Rice's money came from PACs
Corporate $420K (49%)Trade group $253K (30%)Leadership PAC $19K (2%)Membership $69K (8%)Union $3K (0%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Other $80K (9%)
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$15K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Nucor Corporation Corporate$10K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Automotive Free International Trade PAC Super PAC$10K
- National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association Trade group$10K
- Edison Electric Institute Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $5K supporting
Melissa Ward WatsonDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $151K
- Spent
- $151K
- From individuals
- $133K
- From PACs
- $15K
- From party
- $200
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $11K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 10% of Watson's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (40%)Union $5K (40%)Other $3K (20%)
- Clyburn Leadership PAC$5K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$5K
- The Collective PAC Other$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Protecting Our Vote PAC · $11K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race?
- $1.6M was spent on the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $871K of it from PACs, plus $16K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tom Rice (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race?
- Tom Rice (Republican) raised $1.4M and had $5K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race?
- Protecting Our Vote PAC ($11K), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($5K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 South Carolina 7th District race?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $15K to Tom Rice; At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) gave $10K to Tom Rice; Honeywell International Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tom Rice.