2020 general election
Texas 7th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$19M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 7th District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $5.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$19M
Raised by campaigns
$14M
PAC checks
$1.8M
Outside money
$5.3M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Wesley HuntRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7.6M
- Spent
- $7.4M
- From individuals
- $6.6M
- From PACs
- $435K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $726K
- Outside money against
- $1.4M
Who paid: 6% of Hunt's money came from PACs
Corporate $68K (15%)Trade group $48K (10%)Leadership PAC $187K (41%)Membership $18K (4%)Super PAC $87K (19%)Party $6K (1%)Other $46K (10%)
- Winred Super PAC$71K
- Team Mchenry Leadership PAC$10K
- Hurd Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Elbert Guillory's America Leadership PAC$10K
- Thornberry Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $885K attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $276K supporting
- Edf Action Votes · $267K attacking
- Elbert Guillory's America · $261K supporting
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $214K attacking
Lizzie FletcherDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $6.4M
- Spent
- $6.4M
- From individuals
- $4.4M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $14K
- Own money & loans
- $495
- Outside money for
- $2K
- Outside money against
- $3.1M
Who paid: 21% of Fletcher's money came from PACs
Corporate $449K (34%)Trade group $114K (9%)Leadership PAC $229K (17%)Membership $83K (6%)Union $163K (12%)Super PAC $53K (4%)Party $131K (10%)Other $116K (9%)
- Dollars for Democrats Party$121K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$20K
- House Majority PAC Super PAC$13K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Clyburn Leadership PAC$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Conocophillips Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.6M attacking
- Women Speak Out PAC · $381K attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $87K attacking
- Valor America · $74K attacking
- United We Dream Action PAC · $2K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Texas 7th District race?
- $19M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas 7th District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $5.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 7th District race?
- Wesley Hunt (Republican) raised $7.6M and had $726K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 7th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.6M), House Majority PAC ($885K), Women Speak Out PAC ($381K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 7th District race?
- Texas Democratic Party gave $121K to Lizzie Fletcher; Winred gave $71K to Wesley Hunt; PAC to the Future gave $20K to Lizzie Fletcher.