2020 general election
Texas 16th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.3M was spent on the 2020 Texas 16th District race: $1.3M raised by the campaigns, $613K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Veronica Escobar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.3M
Raised by campaigns
$1.3M
PAC checks
$613K
Outside money
$6K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Veronica EscobarDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $524K
- From PACs
- $608K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $719
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 53% of Escobar's money came from PACs
Corporate $294K (47%)Trade group $77K (12%)Leadership PAC $7K (1%)Membership $42K (7%)Union $133K (21%)Super PAC $31K (5%)Party $4K (1%)Other $42K (7%)
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation Corporate$10K
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Dell Technologies, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
Irene Armendariz-JacksonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $171K
- Spent
- $156K
- From individuals
- $144K
- From PACs
- $6K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $15K
- Outside money for
- $5K
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Liberty PAC; the · $5K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 16th District race?
- $1.3M was spent on the 2020 Texas 16th District race: $1.3M raised by the campaigns, $613K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Veronica Escobar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 16th District race?
- Veronica Escobar (Democrat) raised $1.1M and had $719 in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 16th District race?
- Liberty PAC; the ($5K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($719).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 16th District race?
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $10K to Veronica Escobar; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Veronica Escobar; American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee gave $10K to Veronica Escobar.