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2020 general election

Texas Senate

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$94M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas Senate race: $58M raised by the campaigns, $3.2M of it from PACs, plus $35M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). John Cornyn (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$94M

Raised by campaigns

$58M

PAC checks

$3.2M

Outside money

$35M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mary HegarDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$30M
Spent
$30M
From individuals
$28M
From PACs
$552K
From party
$55K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$7.7M
Outside money against
$8.1M

Who paid: 2% of Hegar's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $234K (40%)Membership $41K (7%)Union $101K (17%)Super PAC $58K (10%)Party $55K (9%)Other $92K (16%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S0TX00233
John CornynRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$29M
Spent
$34M
From individuals
$19M
From PACs
$2.6M
From party
$45K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$4.3M
Outside money against
$15M

Who paid: 9% of Cornyn's money came from PACs

Corporate $1.7M (50%)Trade group $649K (19%)Leadership PAC $372K (11%)Membership $206K (6%)Union $10K (0%)Super PAC $183K (5%)Party $45K (1%)Other $265K (8%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S2TX00106
Kerry Douglas McKennonLibertarian
✗ Lost
Raised
$13K
Spent
$15K
From individuals
$13K
From PACs
$0
From party
$1
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$0
Outside money against
$0
FEC record S0TX00340

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

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Texas Senate race?
$94M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Texas Senate race: $58M raised by the campaigns, $3.2M of it from PACs, plus $35M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). John Cornyn (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas Senate race?
Mary Hegar (Democrat) raised $30M and had $7.7M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas Senate race?
Future Forward (FF PAC) ($11M), Senate Majority PAC ($9.1M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($7.6M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas Senate race?
Winred gave $162K to John Cornyn; DSCC gave $50K to Mary Hegar; NRSC gave $45K to John Cornyn.