2020 general election
Texas 31st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$3.5M was spent on the 2020 Texas 31st District race: $3.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $116K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John Carter (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$3.5M
Raised by campaigns
$3.4M
PAC checks
$1.0M
Outside money
$116K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
John CarterRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $939K
- From party
- $250
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $88K
- Outside money against
- $18K
Who paid: 43% of Carter's money came from PACs
Corporate $411K (46%)Trade group $149K (17%)Leadership PAC $186K (21%)Membership $53K (6%)Union $20K (2%)Super PAC $6K (1%)Other $62K (7%)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$13K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
- Leidos, Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Civic · $84K supporting
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $18K attacking
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $3K supporting
Donna ImamDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $966K
- From PACs
- $71K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $200K
- Outside money for
- $10K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 6% of Imam's money came from PACs
Corporate $3K (5%)Leadership PAC $14K (22%)Union $19K (31%)Super PAC $8K (13%)Party $4K (7%)Other $14K (23%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$6K
- Communications Workers of America Union$6K
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund Union$5K
- Omar Leadership PAC$5K
- Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$5K
- Rep Ted Lieu - Humanity Forward PAC Joint Committee Other$4K
- Dollars for Democrats Party$4K
- The Center for Freethought Equality Corporate$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Good Party, Inc. · $10K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 31st District race?
- $3.5M was spent on the 2020 Texas 31st District race: $3.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $116K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John Carter (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 31st District race?
- John Carter (Republican) raised $2.2M and had $88K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 31st District race?
- Civic ($84K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($18K), Good Party, Inc. ($10K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 31st District race?
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee gave $13K to John Carter; Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) gave $10K to John Carter; National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $10K to John Carter.