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2020 general election

Texas 22nd District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$23M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 22nd District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $922K of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Troy Nehls (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$23M

Raised by campaigns

$7.6M

PAC checks

$922K

Outside money

$15M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sri Preston KulkarniDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$5.8M
Spent
$5.8M
From individuals
$4.7M
From PACs
$596K
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$306K
Outside money against
$5.9M

Who paid: 10% of Kulkarni's money came from PACs

Corporate $6K (1%)Trade group $11K (2%)Leadership PAC $169K (25%)Membership $51K (8%)Union $125K (18%)Super PAC $40K (6%)Party $157K (23%)Other $116K (17%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8TX22313
Troy NehlsRepublican
✓ Won
Raised
$1.8M
Spent
$1.8M
From individuals
$1.3M
From PACs
$325K
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$1.0M
Outside money against
$7.9M

Who paid: 18% of Nehls's money came from PACs

Corporate $49K (16%)Trade group $52K (17%)Leadership PAC $117K (38%)Membership $23K (8%)Super PAC $6K (2%)Party $5K (2%)Other $52K (17%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0TX22302

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Texas 22nd District race?
$23M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 22nd District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $922K of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Troy Nehls (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 22nd District race?
Sri Preston Kulkarni (Democrat) raised $5.8M and had $306K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 22nd District race?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.3M), House Majority PAC ($4.3M), DCCC ($3.0M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 22nd District race?
Texas Democratic Party gave $152K to Sri Preston Kulkarni; Reconnecting Urban and Rural American Life gave $21K to Troy Nehls; Aspire PAC gave $10K to Sri Preston Kulkarni.