2020 general election
South Carolina 4th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race: $1.5M raised by the campaigns, $755K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). William Timmons (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$1.5M
Raised by campaigns
$1.5M
PAC checks
$755K
Outside money
$6K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
William TimmonsRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $291K
- From PACs
- $751K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $289K
- Outside money for
- $6K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 55% of Timmons's money came from PACs
Corporate $396K (53%)Trade group $175K (23%)Leadership PAC $54K (7%)Membership $59K (8%)Union $6K (1%)Super PAC $5K (1%)Other $52K (7%)
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Federal Government Programs Corporate$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- Investment Company Institute Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $6K supporting
Kim NelsonDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $169K
- Spent
- $169K
- From individuals
- $164K
- From PACs
- $4K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 3% of Nelson's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $1K (44%)Membership $1K (44%)Other $250 (11%)
- Swalwell, Eric Leadership PAC$1K
- The American College of Ob-Gyns Membership$1K
- Square One Politics Other$250
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race?
- $1.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race: $1.5M raised by the campaigns, $755K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). William Timmons (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race?
- William Timmons (Republican) raised $1.4M and had $6K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($6K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 South Carolina 4th District race?
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to William Timmons; Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) gave $10K to William Timmons; American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $10K to William Timmons.