2020 general election
Texas 28th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.8M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 28th District race: $2.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Henry Cuellar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$2.8M
Raised by campaigns
$2.8M
PAC checks
$1.5M
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Henry CuellarDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.8M
- Spent
- $3.7M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $18K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 54% of Cuellar's money came from PACs
Corporate $799K (55%)Trade group $367K (25%)Leadership PAC $28K (2%)Membership $94K (6%)Union $63K (4%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Party $4K (0%)Other $87K (6%)
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Altria Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Valero Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
- National Roofing and Contractors Association Trade group$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
Sandra WhittenRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $25K
- Spent
- $27K
- From individuals
- $25K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Whitten's money came from PACs
Corporate $100 (100%)
- Government Personnel Mutual Political Action Committee (Aka Gpm PAC) Corporate$100
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Texas 28th District race?
- $2.8M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 28th District race: $2.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.5M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Henry Cuellar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 28th District race?
- Henry Cuellar (Democrat) raised $2.8M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 28th District race?
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Henry Cuellar; Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) gave $10K to Henry Cuellar; Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $10K to Henry Cuellar.