2020 general election
California 43rd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 43rd District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $927K of it from PACs, plus $61K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Maxine Waters (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$13M
Raised by campaigns
$13M
PAC checks
$927K
Outside money
$61K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Joe E. CollinsRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $11M
- Spent
- $10.0M
- From individuals
- $10M
- From PACs
- $13K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $6K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Collins's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (9%)Super PAC $47K (80%)Other $7K (11%)
- Winred Super PAC$47K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- The Guardian Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$1K
- Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$519
- Castlepac LLC Other$500
Biggest outside spenders
- New Journey PAC, Inc. · $6K supporting
Maxine WatersDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.1M
- Spent
- $2.2M
- From individuals
- $621K
- From PACs
- $914K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $31K
- Outside money against
- $24K
Who paid: 43% of Waters's money came from PACs
Corporate $379K (43%)Trade group $220K (25%)Leadership PAC $39K (4%)Membership $65K (7%)Union $99K (11%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $86K (10%)
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Other$10K
- National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (Nafcu) Trade group$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Corporate$10K
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Trade group$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee · $31K supporting
- Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party) · $24K attacking
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- $13M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 43rd District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $927K of it from PACs, plus $61K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Maxine Waters (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Joe E. Collins (Republican) raised $11M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee ($31K), Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party) ($24K), New Journey PAC, Inc. ($6K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 43rd District race?
- Winred gave $47K to Joe E. Collins; Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) gave $10K to Maxine Waters; Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I gave $10K to Maxine Waters.