2020 general election
California 23rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$30M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 23rd District race: $30M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $24K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Kevin McCarthy (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$30M
Raised by campaigns
$30M
PAC checks
$1.7M
Outside money
$24K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kevin McCarthyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $29M
- Spent
- $25M
- From individuals
- $21M
- From PACs
- $1.7M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $24K
Who paid: 6% of McCarthy's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.5M (53%)Trade group $519K (19%)Leadership PAC $10K (0%)Membership $191K (7%)Union $32K (1%)Super PAC $415K (15%)Other $131K (5%)
- Winred Super PAC$400K
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation Corporate$13K
- Nuclear Energy Institute Trade group$10K
- Tenaska Inc Employees Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Zeneca Inc. Corporate$10K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Corporate$10K
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated Corporate$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Voter Protection Project · $24K attacking
Kim MangoneDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $1.7M
- From PACs
- $28K
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $1K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Mangone's money came from PACs
Union $20K (66%)Super PAC $9K (29%)Party $2K (5%)
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 12 Union$10K
- Voter Protection Project Super PAC$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- Votevets Super PAC$3K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$2K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$2K
- Ammar Campa-Najjar Victory Fund Party$2K
- Indivisible Action Super PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 California 23rd District race?
- $30M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 23rd District race: $30M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $24K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Kevin McCarthy (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 23rd District race?
- Kevin McCarthy (Republican) raised $29M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 23rd District race?
- Voter Protection Project ($24K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 23rd District race?
- Winred gave $400K to Kevin McCarthy; Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action Committee gave $13K to Kevin McCarthy; Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee gave $10K to Kevin McCarthy.