2020 general election
Wisconsin 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.4M was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race: $1.3M raised by the campaigns, $525K of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mark Pocan (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.4M
Raised by campaigns
$1.3M
PAC checks
$525K
Outside money
$9K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mark PocanDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $1.0M
- From individuals
- $736K
- From PACs
- $525K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $9K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 41% of Pocan's money came from PACs
Corporate $24K (4%)Trade group $94K (17%)Membership $88K (16%)Union $268K (50%)Super PAC $20K (4%)Other $43K (8%)
- Service Employees International Union Union$15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$11K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union$10K
- Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association Union$10K
- American Optometric Association Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO · $8K supporting
- Aft Solidarity · $500 supporting
Peter TheronRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $48K
- Spent
- $46K
- From individuals
- $35K
- From PACs
- $200
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Theron's money came from PACs
Party $7K (100%)
- NRSC Targeted State Victory Fund Party$4K
- Republican Party of Wisconsin Party$3K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race?
- $1.4M was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race: $1.3M raised by the campaigns, $525K of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mark Pocan (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race?
- Mark Pocan (Democrat) raised $1.3M and had $9K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race?
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO ($8K), Aft Solidarity ($500).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Wisconsin 2nd District race?
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) gave $15K to Mark Pocan; National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $11K to Mark Pocan; Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $10K to Mark Pocan.