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2020 general election

Florida 27th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.

$8.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Florida 27th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $426K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$8.0M

Raised by campaigns

$7.6M

PAC checks

$1.0M

Outside money

$426K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Donna ShalalaDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost
Raised
$3.9M
Spent
$3.8M
From individuals
$2.9M
From PACs
$812K
From party
$951
Own money & loans
$52K
Outside money for
$93K
Outside money against
$198K

Who paid: 21% of Shalala's money came from PACs

Corporate $264K (35%)Trade group $104K (14%)Leadership PAC $86K (11%)Membership $94K (12%)Union $111K (15%)Super PAC $22K (3%)Party $1K (0%)Other $84K (11%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8FL27193
Maria Elvira SalazarRepublican
✓ Won
Raised
$3.7M
Spent
$3.7M
From individuals
$3.2M
From PACs
$238K
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$183K
Outside money for
$135K
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 6% of Salazar's money came from PACs

Corporate $23K (9%)Trade group $17K (6%)Leadership PAC $94K (35%)Membership $28K (10%)Union $8K (3%)Super PAC $47K (17%)Party $10K (4%)Other $43K (16%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Leadership for a Strong America · $80K supporting
  • American Liberty Fund · $19K supporting
  • Freedomworks for America · $17K supporting
  • Miami-Dade Jewish Alliance for Positive Leadership · $12K supporting
  • The Guardian Fund · $7K supporting
FEC record H8FL27185

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Florida 27th District race?
$8.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Florida 27th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $1.0M of it from PACs, plus $426K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 27th District race?
Donna Shalala (Democrat) raised $3.9M and had $93K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Florida 27th District race?
Leadership for a Strong America ($146K), Latino Vote for America PAC ($133K), American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) ($86K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 27th District race?
Winred gave $32K to Maria Elvira Salazar; Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC gave $11K to Maria Elvira Salazar; Mednax, Inc. Federal Political Action Committee gave $10K to Donna Shalala.