2020 general election
California 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$3.8M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 1st District race: $3.7M raised by the campaigns, $528K of it from PACs, plus $39K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Doug LaMalfa (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$3.8M
Raised by campaigns
$3.7M
PAC checks
$528K
Outside money
$39K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Audrey DenneyDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.5M
- Spent
- $2.5M
- From individuals
- $2.3M
- From PACs
- $117K
- From party
- $17K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $11K
- Outside money against
- $26K
Who paid: 5% of Denney's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $15K (12%)Membership $4K (3%)Union $40K (33%)Super PAC $27K (23%)Party $16K (13%)Other $19K (16%)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Red to Blue Ca Super PAC$8K
- Ammar Campa-Najjar Victory Fund Party$7K
- Sunrise PAC Super PAC$6K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$5K
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$5K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$5K
- Capa21- Federal Super PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Americans for Accountability in Leadership · $26K attacking
- Blue America PAC Independent Expenditure Committee · $10K supporting
- Democratic Action Club of Chico · $1K supporting
Doug LaMalfaRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $692K
- From PACs
- $411K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $2K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 33% of LaMalfa's money came from PACs
Corporate $153K (38%)Trade group $150K (37%)Leadership PAC $35K (9%)Membership $17K (4%)Union $11K (3%)Super PAC $2K (0%)Other $37K (9%)
- Union Pacific Corporation Corporate$10K
- California Farm Bureau Federation Fund to Protect the Family Farm (Farm PAC ) Trade group$10K
- Calfornia Rice Industry Association Trade group$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee Other$10K
- Blue Diamond Growers Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Americans for Accountability in Leadership · $2K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 California 1st District race?
- $3.8M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 1st District race: $3.7M raised by the campaigns, $528K of it from PACs, plus $39K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Doug LaMalfa (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 1st District race?
- Audrey Denney (Democrat) raised $2.5M and had $11K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 1st District race?
- Americans for Accountability in Leadership ($28K), Blue America PAC Independent Expenditure Committee ($10K), Democratic Action Club of Chico ($1K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 1st District race?
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $10K to Audrey Denney; Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government gave $10K to Doug LaMalfa; California Farm Bureau Federation Fund to Protect the Family Farm (Farm PAC ) gave $10K to Doug LaMalfa.