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2020 general election

Virginia 1st District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$3.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Virginia 1st District race: $3.6M raised by the campaigns, $787K of it from PACs, plus $72K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Robert J. Wittman (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$3.7M

Raised by campaigns

$3.6M

PAC checks

$787K

Outside money

$72K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Robert J. WittmanRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$2.0M
Spent
$2.2M
From individuals
$1.0M
From PACs
$724K
From party
$3K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$0
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 36% of Wittman's money came from PACs

Corporate $364K (55%)Trade group $114K (17%)Leadership PAC $74K (11%)Membership $26K (4%)Union $33K (5%)Super PAC $8K (1%)Party $1K (0%)Other $47K (7%)
FEC record H8VA01147
Qasim RashidDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$1.6M
Spent
$1.6M
From individuals
$1.5M
From PACs
$63K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$72K
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 4% of Rashid's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $14K (25%)Membership $2K (3%)Union $17K (30%)Super PAC $7K (13%)Party $500 (1%)Other $16K (28%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0VA01235

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Virginia 1st District race?
$3.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Virginia 1st District race: $3.6M raised by the campaigns, $787K of it from PACs, plus $72K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Robert J. Wittman (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Virginia 1st District race?
Robert J. Wittman (Republican) raised $2.0M.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Virginia 1st District race?
Casa in Action PAC ($44K), Working Families Party Independent Expenditure Committee ($10K), People for the American Way ($10K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Virginia 1st District race?
Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC gave $10K to Robert J. Wittman; Honeywell International Political Action Committee gave $10K to Robert J. Wittman; Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) gave $10K to Robert J. Wittman.