2020 general election
Texas 23rd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$22M was spent on the 2020 Texas 23rd District race: $9.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tony Gonzales (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$22M
Raised by campaigns
$9.8M
PAC checks
$1.4M
Outside money
$12M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Gina Ortiz JonesDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.9M
- Spent
- $7.0M
- From individuals
- $5.6M
- From PACs
- $851K
- From party
- $13K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.5M
- Outside money against
- $4.3M
Who paid: 12% of Jones's money came from PACs
Corporate $15K (2%)Trade group $26K (3%)Leadership PAC $228K (24%)Membership $85K (9%)Union $173K (19%)Super PAC $104K (11%)Party $153K (16%)Other $149K (16%)
- Dollars for Democrats Party$143K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$20K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$15K
- Aspire PAC Other$13K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- Equality PAC Other$10K
- Lgbtq Victory Fund Federal PAC Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $4.2M attacking
- DCCC · $858K supporting
- House Majority PAC · $175K supporting · $12K attacking
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO · $142K supporting
- Women Vote! · $117K supporting
Tony GonzalesRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.9M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- From PACs
- $534K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $67K
- Outside money for
- $235K
- Outside money against
- $5.7M
Who paid: 19% of Gonzales's money came from PACs
Corporate $126K (23%)Trade group $77K (14%)Leadership PAC $210K (39%)Membership $42K (8%)Super PAC $28K (5%)Party $5K (1%)Other $51K (9%)
- Winred Super PAC$22K
- Hurd Victory Fund Leadership PAC$18K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$15K
- Michael T. Mccaul Leadership PAC$13K
- Making America Prosperous PAC Leadership PAC$13K
- Boots Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$11K
- Nustar Energy L.P. Corporate$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.0M attacking
- DCCC · $1.3M attacking
- Votevets · $632K attacking
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO · $210K attacking
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $208K attacking
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 23rd District race?
- $22M was spent on the 2020 Texas 23rd District race: $9.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.4M of it from PACs, plus $12M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tony Gonzales (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 23rd District race?
- Gina Ortiz Jones (Democrat) raised $6.9M and had $1.5M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 23rd District race?
- NRCC ($4.2M), House Majority PAC ($3.2M), DCCC ($2.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 23rd District race?
- Texas Democratic Party gave $143K to Gina Ortiz Jones; Winred gave $22K to Tony Gonzales; PAC to the Future gave $20K to Gina Ortiz Jones.